Where does “malkuraĝeco” come from?
malkuraĝeco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto malkuraĝa, from Esperanto kuraĝa, from French courageux, from Italian coraggioso, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
malkuraĝeco (Esperanto): cowardice
Definitions
- cowardice
Ancestry of “malkuraĝeco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | malkuraĝa | cowardly |
| 2 | Esperanto | kuraĝa | brave, courageous |
| 3 | French | courageux | courageous, brave, daring |
| 4 | Italian | coraggioso | brave, courageous, daring, doughty |
| 5 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 6 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 7 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 8 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 9 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 10 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |