Etymology

concoct

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Today it means: To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. Full definition →

Latin concoquō
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concoct · verb, noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromconcoquō“boil, prepare, digest”
  2. English todayconcoct

From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).

concoct · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromconcoquō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromconcoctus
  3. English todayconcoct

Borrowed from Latin concoctus, perfect passive participle of Latin concoquō (compare Etymology 1).

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