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Where does “cortina” come from?

cortina (Late Latin) comes from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cortina (Late Latin): cauldron; curtain; curtain

Definitions

  1. cauldron; curtain; curtain

Ancestry of “cortina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
2Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
3LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
4Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cortina”

  • curtain
  • curtainless
  • curtainwall
  • uncurtain
  • bedcurtain
  • curtainlike
  • precurtain
  • becurtain
  • encurtain
  • incurtain
  • curtainfic
  • cortina
  • oltrecortina
  • cortina
  • cortinaggio
  • courtine
  • Gardinenpredigt
  • Gardine
  • cortina
  • cortina
  • mistgordijn
  • gordijn
  • douchegordijn
  • rookgordijn
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