Biscuit

‘Biscuit’ doesn’t just taste good — it’s built on two Latin roots.

‘Bis’ means ‘twice’ (like ‘bicycle’ or ‘bifocal’), and ‘coquere’ means ‘to cook’ (the same root that gives us ‘concoct’, ‘cook’ and ‘precocious’).

Originally dry and shelf-stable for travel, the word later softened — in both texture and meaning.

These word cards break down its spelling, roots, and related forms — plus some transatlantic confusion over what counts as a biscuit.

#structuredwordinquiry #etymology #spelling #morphology #biscuit #greatexpectationseducation