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