The word biscuit comes from the French for twice cooked.

The old French word 'bescuit' means 'twice-cooked' as biscuits were originally cooked in a twofold process.

The old French word 'bescuit' means 'twice-cooked' as biscuits were originally cooked in a twofold process. The word biscuit, which has been around for far longer, came from the French word bescuit. It was borrowed in the 12th century and took the form 'bisket' for a while until people decided they wanted to return to the French roots of the word. Both of these are from the same etymon: Latin biscoctum, which meant twice cooked. This particular definition was applied because biscuits and biscotti in the old times were baked twice in two separate ovens.

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