Decoct boils down to a simple Latin origin: the word decoquere, from de-, meaning "down" or "away," and coquere, meaning "to cook" or "to ripen." Decoct itself is quite rare.

What is the meaning of junta?

1 : a council or committee for political or governmental purposes especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power a military junta. 2 : junto.

What does the word decoction mean?

1 : the act or process of boiling usually in water so as to extract the flavor or active principle — compare infusion sense 1b(1) 2a : an extract or liquid preparation obtained by decocting.