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Where does “curtainwall” come from?

curtainwall (English) comes from English curtain, from Middle English curteyn, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors, from Latin cohors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

curtainwall (English): Storm shutters or other removable protection for...

Definitions

  1. Storm shutters or other removable protection for...

Ancestry of “curtainwall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurtainA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to...
2Middle Englishcurteyn—
3Old Frenchcortinecurtain
4Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
5Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
6Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
7LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
8Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
9Latinco-allomorph of con-
10Latincōn-—
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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