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Where does “cortigiano” come from?

cortigiano (Italian) comes from Italian corte, from Latin cōrtem, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cortigiano (Italian): courtly; courtier

Definitions

  1. courtly; courtier

Ancestry of “cortigiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancortecourtyard; court
2Latincōrtem—
3Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
4Latinco-allomorph of con-
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cortigiano”

  • courtesan
  • courtesanship
  • cortesano
  • cortesanía
  • cortigianeria
  • cortigianamente
  • cortigiana
  • cortigianescamente
  • cortigianesco
  • courtisan
  • courtisane
  • cortesão
  • courtisane
  • curtezan
  • courtisane
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