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Where does “cortyn” come from?

cortyn (Middle English) comes from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “cortyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcortinecurtain
2Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
3Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
4Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
5LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
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,...

Words derived from “cortyn”

  • curtain
  • curtainless
  • curtainwall
  • uncurtain
  • bedcurtain
  • curtainlike
  • precurtain
  • becurtain
  • curtainfic
  • incurtain
  • encurtain
  • 커튼
  • cuirtín
  • ikhethini
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