Court etymology

French

French word court comes from Latin com, Latin co- ((intensifier). Together, with.), Latin curta, Latin hortus (Garden (in a Roman villa).), Latin -hors

Etymology of court

Detailed word origin of court

Dictionary entry Language Definition
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.

Words with the same origin as court

Descendants of co-

connaissance connaître couvrir

Descendants of hortus

jardin