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Where does “couothageuse” come from?

couothageuse (Norman) comes from Norman couothageux, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

couothageuse (Norman): feminine singular of couothageux

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of couothageux

Ancestry of “couothageuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normancouothageuxcourageous, brave
2Old Frenchcorageusbrave; valiant
3Old Frenchustradition or custom
4Latinūsus—
5Latinūtor—
6Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
7Proto-Slavictorъ—
8Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “couothageuse”

  • couothageusement
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