Cook, Chef
Cook
The word cook has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root pekw (to cook, to ripen) and Latin coquus, coquere (to cook, prepare food, ripen, digest, turn over in the mind). From these sources come Latin cocus (cook), Old English coc, and the English word cook (one whose occupation is the preparing and cooking of food).
Other Germanic words from Latin for cook include Old Saxon kok, Old High German choh, German Koch, and Swedish kock.
Also, PIE pekw is also the source of many words including apricot, biscuit, charcuterie, concoct, cuisine, culinary, kitchen, precocious, pumpkin, ricotta, and others.
Chef
The word chef (head cook) is first seen in English in 1842 and comes from French chef, short for chef de cuisine (head of the kitchen), from Old French chief (leader, ruler, head).
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
The word cook has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root pekw (to cook, to ripen) and Latin coquus, coquere (to cook, prepare food, ripen, digest, turn over in the mind). From these sources come Latin cocus (cook), Old English coc, and the English word cook (one whose occupation is the preparing and cooking of food).
Other Germanic words from Latin for cook include Old Saxon kok, Old High German choh, German Koch, and Swedish kock.
Also, PIE pekw is also the source of many words including apricot, biscuit, charcuterie, concoct, cuisine, culinary, kitchen, precocious, pumpkin, ricotta, and others.
Chef
The word chef (head cook) is first seen in English in 1842 and comes from French chef, short for chef de cuisine (head of the kitchen), from Old French chief (leader, ruler, head).
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
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