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Where does “cort” come from?

cort (Old French) comes from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cort (Old French): court

Definitions

  1. court

Ancestry of “cort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōrs—
2Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
3Latinco-allomorph of con-
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cort”

  • court
  • courtesy
  • courtyard
  • Curtis
  • courteous
  • courtroom
  • courtship
  • courtly
  • courthouse
  • courtier
  • courteously
  • curtsey
  • curtsy
  • discourtesy
  • discourteous
  • forecourt
  • courtliness
  • curtesy
  • uncourteous
  • discourteously
  • courteousness
  • uncourtly
  • courtside
  • ballcourt
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