precocious
English
/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/
adj
Definitions
- Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
- Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (cook, become ripe, bake).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pekʷ-
Gloss
cook, become ripe, bake
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
炊
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- concoction English
- dementia praecox English
- kitchenette English
- precociously English
- precociousness English
- (persicum, persica) praecocia Latin
- coctilis Latin
- cocus Latin
- concoctiō Latin
- coquina Latin
- coquus Latin
- coquīna Latin
- coquō Latin
- coquō, coquo, coquere Latin
- culīna Latin
- culīnārius Latin
- decoctiō Latin
- decoquō Latin
- dēmentia Latin
- recoctus, recocta Latin
- terra Italian
- charcuterie French
- haute French
- précocité French
- δύσπεπτος Ancient Greek
- πέπων Ancient Greek
- πέψις Ancient Greek
- *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- *kukōną Proto-Germanic
- पाचयति Sanskrit
- *pekti Proto-Slavic
- *peťi Proto-Slavic
- *potъ Proto-Slavic
- bescuit Old French
- пухтан Persian
- پختن Persian
- *kʷokʷo- Proto-Celtic
- *kʷoxtos Proto-Celtic
- *pač- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kʷekʷō Proto-Italic
- kepti Lithuanian
- päk- Tocharian B
- pewtene Zazaki
- päk- Tocharian A