Where does “kwiteczek” come from?
kwiteczek (Polish) comes from Polish Kwitek, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kwit, from French cuire, from Middle French cuire, from Old French cuire, from Late Latin coco, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
Ancestry of “kwiteczek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kwitek | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kwit | — |
| 3 | French | cuire | to cook; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Middle French | cuire | Alternative form of cuyre |
| 5 | Old French | cuire | to cook |
| 6 | Late Latin | coco | — |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 10 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 11 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 13 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |