Where does “corgi” come from?
corgi (Finnish) comes from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
corgi (Finnish): corgi, Welsh corgi
Definitions
- corgi, Welsh corgi
Ancestry of “corgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corgi | A dog of a breed having a small body, short legs,... |
| 2 | Welsh | corgi | corgi dog; cur |
| 3 | Welsh | côr | crib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;... |
| 4 | English | quire | One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of... |
| 5 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 6 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 8 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |