Where does “curtal” come from?
curtal (English) comes from French courtault, from French court, from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
curtal (English): A variety of short-barrelled cannon; An early...
Definitions
- A variety of short-barrelled cannon; An early...
Ancestry of “curtal”, step by step
curtal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French courtault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | courtault | — |
| 2 | French | court | short; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | English | court | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area... |
| 4 | Middle English | court | A courtyard; an enclosed space |
| 5 | Old French | cort | court |
| 6 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 7 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 8 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Old French courtault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | courtault | which has been shortened |