We’re going Brrrritish. Biscuit derives from Old French (oh, the irony) bescuit, which lit
We’re going Brrrritish.Biscuit derives from Old French (oh, the irony) bescuit, which literally means ‘twice cooked’. Bescuit comes from Medieval Latin biscotum (Latin panis bis cotus - bread twice-baked). Actually now I can see where Polish biszkopt (a specific type of cake or biscuits) comes from. -- source link
#etymology#linguistics#language#biscuit#biscuits#cookies#latin#b