Where does “Courtenay” come from?

Courtenay (English) comes from Latin Curtenus, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Courtenay (English): A place name

Definitions

  1. A place name

Ancestry of “Courtenay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCurtenus—
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin Curtenus →