Where does “noncourageous” come from?
noncourageous (English) comes from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
noncourageous (English): uncourageous
Definitions
- uncourageous
Ancestry of “noncourageous”, step by step
noncourageous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English courageous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 2 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 3 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 4 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |