French word court comes from Latin com, Latin co- ((intensifier). Together, with.), Latin curta, Latin hortus (Garden (in a Roman villa).), Latin -hors
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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com | Latin (lat) | |
co- | Latin (lat) | (intensifier). Together, with. |
curta | Latin (lat) | |
hortus | Latin (lat) | Garden (in a Roman villa). |
-hors | Latin (lat) | |
cohors | Latin (lat) | A band or armed force. A bodyguard. A circle or crowd. A cohort; tenth part of a legion. A court. A farmyard or enclosure. A military unit of 500 men. A retinue. A ship's crew. |
cors | Latin (lat) | (military) company, division, cohort. (military) troop of cavalry. Crowd, multitude, throng. Enclosure, yard, pen. Retinue of a praetor. The multitude. |
curt | Old French (fro) | (Anglo-Norman). |
court | Middle English (enm) | Court (place, building). |
court | English (en) | (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.. (intransitive) To engage in courtship behavior.. (transitive) To attempt to attract.. (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.. (transitive) To engage in behavior leading to mating.. (transitive) To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.. (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).. [...] |
court | French (fr) | (tennis) court. |