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Where does “curteis” come from?

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

curteis (Old French): Alternative form of cortois

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cortois

Ancestry of “curteis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “curteis”

  • courtesy
  • Curtis
  • courteous
  • courteously
  • curtsey
  • curtsy
  • discourtesy
  • discourteous
  • curtesy
  • uncourteous
  • discourteously
  • courteousness
  • uncourteously
  • discourteousness
  • uncourteousness
  • uncourtesy
  • Curtisland
  • curtesie
  • curtesie
  • curtesie
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