Where does “choirboy” come from?
choirboy (English) comes from English choir, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
choirboy (English): A boy chorister; A piously innocent person
Definitions
- A boy chorister; A piously innocent person
Ancestry of “choirboy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | choir | Singing group; group of people who sing together;... |
| 2 | Middle English | quer | — |
| 3 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “choirboy”