concoction
/kənˈkɒkʃən/kuhn-KAHK-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kənˈkɑkʃən/kuhn-KAHK-shuhn
Meaningthe act of concocting
Common meaning: a mixture made up
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- conwith, together; thoroughly
- coctto cook; to ripenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 468 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘with, together’ + ‘to cook’ → concoction
Journey through time
- Latincoquō, coxī, coctum‘to cook’
- Englishconcoct‘to mix up or make up’
- Englishformed in English from concoctconcoction‘a mixture made up’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from concoct + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONCOCT, p.127 · scan
Roots
- coquō, coxī, coctum Latin “to cook; to ripen”
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