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