Etymology of the Latin word decoquere
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
*pekĘ·-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Derivations in Latin
decoctio,
decoctum,
decoctusUsage
Word found in Late Latin
