myEtymology.com: French etymology of decoction

Etymology of the French word decoction

the Old French word decoction

derived from the Late Latin word decoctio (decoction; boiling down; mixture)

derived from the Late Latin word decoquere (boil, melt; ruin; waste away; shrivel)

derived from the Classical Latin word coquere (cook; boil, fry)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pekʷ-

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

Word found in Old French