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Where does “decoction” come from?

decoction (Old French) comes from Old French decoccion, from Latin decoctiō, from Latin decoquō, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

decoction (Old French): Alternative form of decoccion; decoction;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of decoccion; decoction;...

Ancestry of “decoction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdecocciondecoction; coction, completion of cooking;...
2Latindecoctiō—
3Latindecoquō—
4Latincoquō—
5EnglishCook—
6Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
7Middle High Germankochento cook
8Old High Germankohhōnto cook
9Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
10Proto-Germanickukazcook
11LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
12Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
13Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
14Proto-Italic-os—
15Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “decoction”

  • decoction
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