Etymology

cognac

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Today it means: A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France. Full definition →

French cognac ← Medieval Latin Comniacum ← Proto-Celtic *-ākom
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cognac · noun1

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*-ākom
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromComniacum
  3. French · borrowed fromcognac
  4. English todaycognac

Borrowed from French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum, from Proto-Celtic *-ākom.

Cognac · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived from-ācea
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromComniacum
  3. Occitan · derived fromConhac
  4. French · borrowed fromCognac
  5. English todayCognac

From French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius, Cominia + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcognac all →

cogniac

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