Proto-Indo-European

*pekʷ-

‘to cook, become ripe’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-.

28 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-, most familiar first.

• coach ← coche ← Kutsche ← kocsi ← Kocs
• cook ← cōc ← *cocus ← coquus ← coquō
• kitchen ← kichene ← cyċen ← *kukinā ← cocīna
• pumpkin ← pumpion
• cuisine ← cocīna ← coquīna ← coquīnus ← coquus
• culinary ← culinaire ← culīnārius ← culīna ← coquīna
• kiln ← kilne ← cyln ← culīna ← coquīna
• concoction ← concoctiō ← concoquō ← coquō ← *quoquō
• ricotta ← recoctus
• quitter ← quiture
• concoct ← concoquō ← coquō ← *quoquō ← *kʷekʷō
• peptic ← pepticus ← πέψις ← πέσσω ← *pékʷ-ye-

More words from *pekʷ-

• decoction
• dyspepsia
• pepita
• pukka
• pepsin
• dyspeptic
• pepo
• coctile
• coction
• culinology
• decoct
• hyperpepsia
• popina
• pumpion
• quittor
• recoct

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-