Where does “malkuraĝulo” come from?
malkuraĝulo (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.
malkuraĝulo (Esperanto): coward
Definitions
- coward
Ancestry of “malkuraĝulo”, 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 |