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Where does “coarsen” come from?

coarsen (English) comes from English coarse, from English course, from French cours, from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coarsen (English): To make coarse; To become coarse

Definitions

  1. To make coarse; To become coarse

Ancestry of “coarsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoarseComposed of large parts or particles; of inferior...
2EnglishcourseA sequence of events; A path that something or...
3Frenchcoursstream of water, river; course; teaching, lesson,...
4GermanKurscourse; exchange rate, market price
5Italiancorsocourse; stream, waterway; avenue
6Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “coarsen”

  • coarsener
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