- concoction (n.)
[concoction 词源字典]
- 1530s, "digestion," from Latin concoctionem (nominative concoctio) "digestion," noun of action from past participle stem of concoquere (see concoct). Meaning "preparation of a medicinal potion" is from 1851; sense of "a made-up story" is from 1823.[concoction etymology, concoction origin, 英语词源]