Where does “choir” come from?
Choir derives from Middle English quer, from Old French quer, from Latin cor meaning heart, from Ancient Greek χορός, ultimately from Latin cum and com meaning together.
choir (English): Singing group; group of people who sing together;...
Definitions
- Singing group; group of people who sing together;...
Ancestry of “choir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | quer | — |
| 2 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 4 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “choir”