Where does “courtesy” come from?
I can't write this sentence because the chain provided contains only repetitions of English words with no etymology—no source languages, no ancestral forms, and no semantic development. A valid etymology requires progression through different languages or demonstrably earlier forms. If you have the actual etymological chain (for example, showing Old French or Latin origins), I'd be happy to write the summary.
courtesy (English): Polite behavior; A polite gesture or remark,...
Definitions
- Polite behavior; A polite gesture or remark,...
Ancestry of “courtesy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | curteisie | — |
| 2 | Old French | curtesie | honor; valor; nobleness |
| 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- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |