Where does “cocur” come from?
cocur (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kukur-, from Norwegian Nynorsk kur, from French cour, from Middle French court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “cocur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kukur- | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kur | a cure, treatment; court |
| 3 | French | cour | courtyard, yard; court; following |
| 4 | Middle French | court | court (of law) |
| 5 | Old French | cort | court |
| 6 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 7 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 8 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |