Etymology of the French word cuire
the French word
cuirederived from the Vulgar Latin word
cocere (cook; boil, fry)
derived from the Classical Latin word
coquere (cook; boil, fry)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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The earliest known usage of cuire in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
cuisant,
cuit,
cuisage,
cuiseur,
recuire,
décuire,
surcuireCognates
Dutch
kok, Dutch
koken, English
cook, German
Kobolz, German
kochen, Icelandic
kokkur, Icelandic
kokka, Italian
cuocere, Norwegian
kokk, Norwegian
koke, Provençal
cozer, Spanish
cocer, Swedish
kock, Swedish
koka
