Etymology of the English word courteous
the English word
courteousderived from the Old French word
corteisderived from the Old French word
cortderived from the Classical Latin word
cohors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-Date
The earliest known usage of courteous in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
discourteousUsage
Word found in Modern English
