English
culinary
Culinary comes from Latin culīnārius ‘kitchen’, from coquō ‘to cook’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-.
- 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEculīnārius‘kitchen’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentculinaire
- Englishearliest quotation 2016culinary
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEculīnārius‘kitchen’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentculinaire
- Englishearliest quotation 2016culinary
Earliest quotation: 2016, Nandita Ravi, Fast and feast responsibly this Ramadan!: “Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem…”
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
adj Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / culinary