Where does “coraxe” come from?
coraxe (Galician) comes from Old Occitan coratge, from Old French corage, from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
coraxe (Galician): courage, boldness, audacity; rage
Definitions
- courage, boldness, audacity; rage
Ancestry of “coraxe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | coratge | — |
| 2 | Old French | corage | courage |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | coraticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |