English
Kilham
Kilham comes from Old English cylen ‘kiln’, from Latin culīna ‘kitchen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to cook, become ripe’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook, become ripe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷeti‘to be cooking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷekʷō‘to cook’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘to cook’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquīnus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquīna‘kitchen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEculīna‘kitchen’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cylenas cyln, dative plural‘kiln’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150cylnum
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Killom
- EnglishtodayKilham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook, become ripe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷeti‘to be cooking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷekʷō‘to cook’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘to cook’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquīnus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquīna‘kitchen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEculīna‘kitchen’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cylenas cyln, dative plural‘kiln’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150cylnum
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Killom
- EnglishtodayKilham
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to cook, become ripe’
pumpkin, ricotta, quitter, peptic, dyspepsia, 14 more
through Latin coquō ‘to cook’
concoction, concoct, decoction, 6 more
through Latin coquus
through Latin coquīna ‘kitchen’
through Latin culīna ‘kitchen’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / Kilham