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Where does “cortes” come from?

cortes (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cortes, from Old Portuguese corte, 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,...

cortes (Portuguese): polite; well-mannered; courtly

Definitions

  1. polite; well-mannered; courtly

Ancestry of “cortes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecortescourtly
2Old Portuguesecortecourt
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,...
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