Where does “železna zavesa” come from?
železna zavesa (Slovene) comes from English Iron Curtain, from English curtain, from Middle English curteyn, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
železna zavesa (Slovene): Iron Curtain
Definitions
- Iron Curtain
Ancestry of “železna zavesa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iron Curtain | The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991) |
| 2 | English | curtain | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to... |
| 3 | Middle English | curteyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | cortine | curtain |
| 5 | Late Latin | cortina | cauldron; curtain; curtain |
| 6 | Latin | cortina | cauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,... |
| 7 | Latin | cortem | accusative singular of cōrs |
| 8 | Latin | cors | Alternative form of cohors; farmyard or... |
| 9 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 10 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 19 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 20 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 21 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 23 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |