cuisine

Where does the word "cuisine" come from? It comes from Latin coquina, passing through French before entering English (1700s).

Cuisine’s story begins in Latin: coquina meant “kitchen.” Meaning "kitchen", from "coquere" (to cook). By medieval, the word had taken hold in French as cuisine. Came to mean the style and practice of cooking. It reached English by 1700s as cuisine. 'nouvelle cuisine' was a 1970s movement led by Paul Bocuse. Today, cuisine means a style of cooking, especially associated with a particular country or region.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient coquina "kitchen", meaning "kitchen", from "coquere" (to cook).
2. Stage 2 · French · medieval cuisine "kitchen; style of cooking", came to mean the style and practice of cooking.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1700s cuisine "a style of cooking", 'nouvelle cuisine' was a 1970s movement led by Paul Bocuse.