English
concoction
Concoction comes from Latin concoctiō ‘mixture, concoction’, from concoquō ‘to boil or seethe together, cook thoroughly’, 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‘to boil or seethe together, cook thoroughly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcoctiō‘mixture, concoction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624concoction
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‘to boil or seethe together, cook thoroughly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcoctiō‘mixture, concoction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624concoction
Earliest quotation: 1624, Democritus Junior pseudonym; Robert Burt, The Anatomy of Melancholy: […]: “[Sorrow] hinders concoction, refrigerates the heart, takes away stomach,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to cook’
pumpkin, quitter, ricotta, dyspepsia, peptic, 15 more
through Latin coquō ‘cook, heat’
coach, kitchen, cook, cuisine, culinary, kiln, decoction, 7 more
Today it means
noun The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / concoction