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