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Where does “cortine” come from?

cortine (Old French) comes from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cortine (Old French): curtain

Definitions

  1. curtain

Ancestry of “cortine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
2Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
3Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
4LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
5Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cortine”

  • curtain
  • curtainless
  • curtainwall
  • uncurtain
  • bedcurtain
  • curtainlike
  • precurtain
  • becurtain
  • encurtain
  • incurtain
  • curtainfic
  • mistgordijn
  • gordijn
  • douchegordijn
  • rookgordijn
  • cortyn
  • curteyn
  • corteyn
  • cortine
  • 커튼
  • cuirtín
  • gordine
  • ikhethini
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