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Where does “uncourteous” come from?

uncourteous (English) comes from English courteous, from Middle English curteis, from Old French curteis, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncourteous (English): Not courteous; impolite, rude

Definitions

  1. Not courteous; impolite, rude

Ancestry of “uncourteous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcourteousShowing regard or thought for others; especially,...
2Middle Englishcurteisnoble; courtly
3Old FrenchcurteisAlternative form of cortois
4Old Frenchcortcourt
5Latincōrs—
6Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “uncourteous”

  • uncourteously
  • uncourteousness
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