Where does “kuraż” come from?

kuraż (Polish) comes from French courage, from Middle French corage, from Old French corage, from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

kuraż (Polish): self-confidence

Definitions

  1. self-confidence

Ancestry of “kuraż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouragecourage; API !; chin up! keep going! take heart!
2Middle Frenchcorage
3Old Frenchcoragecourage
4Vulgar Latincoraticum
5Latincorheart; soul, mind
6Proto-Italickordheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor