Etymology of the English word courtesan
the English word
courtesanderived from the Old French word
courtisanederived from the Old Italian word
cortigianaderived from the Old Italian word
cortigianoderived from the Old Italian word
cortederived 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 courtesan in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
courtisane, French
courtisane, German
Kurtisane, Norwegian
kurtisane, Swedish
kurtisanUsage
Word found in Modern English
