Does Concoction Have a Prefix?

Concoction comes from the Latin coquere, meaning, “to cook”. The prefix con- means “together”, so “boil together”, “prepare”.

What is the root word of concoction?

Scientists create concoctions of chemicals in test tubes, and a bicycle made of junkyard scraps is a concoction too. The word's Latin root means “cooked together,” referring to when you heat metals in order to purify them. A concoction is also a tall tale told to get out of trouble or entertain someone.

What concoction means?

1 : something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients an elaborate concoction This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from crème de menthe.—

Alexander Ross

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