Etymology

accourt

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Today it means: To treat courteously; to court. Full definition →

English court ← Middle English court ← Old French cort
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The story

  1. Englishac-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórtos
  7. Proto-Italic*hortosder.?
  8. Proto-Italic*horti-
  9. Latincohors
  10. Latincōrs
  11. Old Frenchcort
  12. Middle Englishcourt
  13. Englishcourt
  14. English todayaccourt

From ac- (“to”) + court (“woo”).

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