Where does “kuraĝa” come from?
kuraĝa (Esperanto) comes from French courageux, from Italian coraggioso, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
kuraĝa (Esperanto): brave, courageous
Definitions
- brave, courageous
Ancestry of “kuraĝa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | courageux | courageous, brave, daring |
| 2 | Italian | coraggioso | brave, courageous, daring, doughty |
| 3 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 4 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 5 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 6 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 7 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 8 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |