Etymology of the English word curtsy
the English word
curtsyderived from the English word
courtesyderived from the English word
curteisiederived from the Old French word
curteisiederived 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-derived from the Old French word
curtesiederived 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 curtsy in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
