Where does “coraggioso” come from?
coraggioso (Italian) comes from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
coraggioso (Italian): brave, courageous, daring, doughty
Definitions
- brave, courageous, daring, doughty
Ancestry of “coraggioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 2 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 3 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 4 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “coraggioso”