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Where does “courtement” come from?

courtement (French) comes from French court, from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

courtement (French): shortly

Definitions

  1. shortly

Ancestry of “courtement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcourtshort; third-person singular present indicative...
2EnglishcourtAn enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area...
3Middle Englishcourtcourt
4Old Frenchcortcourt
5Latincōrs—
6Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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