Where does “cœur” come from?
cœur (French) comes from Middle French coeur, from Old French coer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
cœur (French): heart; heart, heart shape; hearts
Definitions
- heart; heart, heart shape; hearts
Ancestry of “cœur”, step by step
cœur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French coeur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | coeur | heart |
| 2 | Old French | coer | Alternative form of cuer |
| 3 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Middle French cœur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |