Where does “courteousness” come from?
courteousness (English) comes from English courteous, from Middle English curteis, from Old French curteis, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
courteousness (English): The characteristic of being courteous
Definitions
- The characteristic of being courteous
Ancestry of “courteousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | courteous | Showing regard or thought for others; especially,... |
| 2 | Middle English | curteis | noble; courtly |
| 3 | Old French | curteis | Alternative form of cortois |
| 4 | Old French | cort | court |
| 5 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 6 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |