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Where does “cúirtéireacht” come from?

cúirtéireacht (Irish) comes from Irish cúirtéir, from Anglo-Norman corteour, from Old French cortoiier, 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,...

cúirtéireacht (Irish): courting, wooing, courtship

Definitions

  1. courting, wooing, courtship

Ancestry of “cúirtéireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcúirtéircourter, wooer
2Anglo-Normancorteour—
3Old Frenchcortoiier—
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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