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Where does “cortois” come from?

cortois (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French cortois, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, 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,...

cortois (Middle Dutch): courteous, well-mannered; A dog character in the...

Definitions

  1. courteous, well-mannered; A dog character in the...

Ancestry of “cortois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcortoisnoble, upper-class; polite, well-mannered
2Old Frenchcortcourt
3Latincōrs—
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,...
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