Etymology of the French word courtine
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-Date
The earliest known usage of courtine in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
curtain, Romanian
curtinăCognates
Dutch
gordijn, English
curtain, English
memory, 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 Old French
