Where does “courtine” come from?
courtine (Middle French) 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,...
courtine (Middle French): curtain
Definitions
- curtain
Ancestry of “courtine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cortine | curtain |
| 2 | Late Latin | cortina | cauldron; curtain; curtain |
| 3 | Latin | cortina | cauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,... |
| 4 | Latin | cortem | accusative singular of cōrs |
| 5 | Latin | cors | Alternative form of cohors; farmyard or... |
| 6 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |