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Where does “anticourt” come from?

anticourt (English) comes from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

anticourt (English): Opposing a legal court; Opposing a royal court

Definitions

  1. Opposing a legal court; Opposing a royal court

Ancestry of “anticourt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcourtAn enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area...
2Middle Englishcourtcourt
3Old Frenchcortcourt
4Latincōrs—
5Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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