Where does “court” come from?
court (Norman) comes from Old French curt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
court (Norman): short
Ancestry of “court”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | curt | Alternative form of cort |
| 2 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “court”