English
concoct
Concoct comes from Latin concoquō ‘boil, prepare, digest’, from coquō ‘cook, heat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook’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 CE*quoquōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘cook, heat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcoquō‘boil, prepare, digest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1703concoct
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook’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 CE*quoquōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘cook, heat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcoquō‘boil, prepare, digest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1703concoct
Earliest quotation: 1703, Thomas Gibson, The Anatomy of Humane Bodies Epitomized: “For the parts of an Embryo are nourished and…”
The story
From Latin concoquō (‘boil, prepare, digest’) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (‘together’) + coquō (‘cook’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to cook’
pumpkin, quitter, ricotta, peptic, dyspepsia, 15 more
through Latin coquō ‘cook, heat’
coach, kitchen, cook, cuisine, culinary, kiln, decoction, 7 more
Today it means
verb To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / concoct