Where does “uncourageousness” come from?
uncourageousness (English) comes from English uncourageous, 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 — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
uncourageousness (English): The state or condition of being uncourageous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being uncourageous
Ancestry of “uncourageousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uncourageous | lacking courage |
| 2 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 4 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 5 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 6 | Latin | ūsus | — |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |