Where does “descourager” come from?
descourager (Middle French) comes from Old French descouragier, from Old French corage, from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
descourager (Middle French): to discourage; to becomes discouraged
Definitions
- to discourage; to becomes discouraged
Ancestry of “descourager”, step by step
descourager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French descouragier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | descouragier | — |
| 2 | Old French | corage | courage |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | coraticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Middle French courage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | courage | — |