Where does “deskurajoza” come from?
deskurajoza (Ido) comes from Ido kurajoza, from Ido kurajo, from Esperanto kuraĝo, from Esperanto kuraĝa, from French courageux, from Italian coraggioso, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
deskurajoza (Ido): cowardly
Definitions
- cowardly
Ancestry of “deskurajoza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | kurajoza | courageous, gallant, valiant |
| 2 | Ido | kurajo | courage, heart |
| 3 | Esperanto | kuraĝo | courage, bravery, boldness |
| 4 | Esperanto | kuraĝa | brave, courageous |
| 5 | French | courageux | courageous, brave, daring |
| 6 | Italian | coraggioso | brave, courageous, daring, doughty |
| 7 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 8 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 9 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 10 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 11 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 12 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 14 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 15 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |