Where does “curtisite” come from?

curtisite (English) comes from English Curtis, from Old French corteis, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

curtisite (English): A variety of idrialite found in the Skaggs Springs region of California

Definitions

  1. A variety of idrialite found in the Skaggs Springs region of California

Ancestry of “curtisite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCurtisoriginally a nickname for a refined or courtly person
2Old Frenchcorteiscourt
3Old Frenchcortcourt
4Latincōrs
5Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-