Where does “kuraĝigi” come from?
kuraĝigi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kuraĝa, from French courageux, from Italian coraggioso, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
kuraĝigi (Esperanto): to encourage
Definitions
- to encourage
Ancestry of “kuraĝigi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kuraĝa | brave, courageous |
| 2 | French | courageux | courageous, brave, daring |
| 3 | Italian | coraggioso | brave, courageous, daring, doughty |
| 4 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 5 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 6 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 7 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 8 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 9 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |