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Where does “кортеж” come from?

кортеж (Russian) comes from French cortège, from Italian corteggio, from Italian corteggiare, from Italian corte, from Latin cōrtem, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

кортеж (Russian): procession, cortege, motorcade; tuple

Definitions

  1. procession, cortege, motorcade; tuple

Ancestry of “кортеж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcortègeprocession
2Italiancorteggioentourage; first-person singular present...
3Italiancorteggiareto court, to woo
4Italiancortecourtyard; court
5Latincōrtem—
6Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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