Etymology of the English word courage
the English word
couragederived from the Old French word
coragederived from the Old French word
cuerderived from the Latin word
chorus (choir; singing; sanctuary; chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing; round, ring dance; dancers)
derived from the Greek word
choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-derived from the Latin root
*coraticumderived from the Medieval Latin word
cor (heart; mind, soul)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-Date
The earliest known usage of courage in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
courage, German
Courage, Norwegian
kurasje, Swedish
kurageUsage
Word found in Modern English
