Where does “cœur” come from?

cœur (Middle French) comes from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cœur (Middle French): Alternative form of coeur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of coeur

Ancestry of “cœur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcuerheart
2Vulgar Latin*corem
3Latincorheart; soul, mind
4Proto-Italickordheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cœur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor