Etymology of the English word curtain
the English word
curtainderived from the Old French word
courtinederived from the Latin word
cortina (cauldron,, kettle)
derived from the Classical Latin word
cors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Classical Latin word
cohors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Old French word
cortinederived from the Latin word
cortina (cauldron,, kettle)
derived from the Classical Latin word
cors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived 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 curtain in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
curtained,
curtainingCognates
Dutch
gordijn, English
memory, French
courtine, French
mémoire, German
Gardine, Italian
cortina, Italian
memoria, Latin
memoria, Latin
cortina, Norwegian
gardin, Polish
kurtyna, Provençal
esp, Spanish
memoria, Swedish
gardinUsage
Word found in Modern English
