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Where does “коктейль” come from?

коктейль (Russian) comes from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.

Ancestry of “коктейль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcocktailA mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other...
2EnglishcockA male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for...
3Middle Englishcokrooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic...
4Old Englishcōca cook
5Vulgar Latincocus—
6LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
7Latincoquō—
8EnglishCook—
9Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
10Middle High Germankochento cook
11Old High Germankohhōnto cook
12Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
13Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “коктейль”

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