Where does “full-course yellow” come from?

full-course yellow (English) comes from English course, from French cours, from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

full-course yellow (English): A state where the entire track is operated under yellow flag conditions

Definitions

  1. A state where the entire track is operated under yellow flag conditions

Ancestry of “full-course yellow”, step by step

full-course yellow traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English course

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcourseA sequence of events; A path that something or...
2Frenchcoursstream of water, river; course; teaching, lesson,...
3GermanKurscourse; exchange rate, market price
4Italiancorsocourse; stream, waterway; avenue
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,...

via English yellow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyellowHaving yellow as its color; Lacking courage;...
2Middle Englishyelowyellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;...
3Old Englishġeoluyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfullContaining the maximum possible amount that can...
2Middle Englishfúlvery; much; to a great extent
3Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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