Etymology

court

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Today it means: An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. Full definition →

Middle English court ← Old French cort, curt ← Late Latin cōrs
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court · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromcohors
  2. Late Latin · derived fromcōrs
  3. Old French · derived fromcort, curt
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcourt
  5. English todaycourt

From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. Displaced native Old English stapol. Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India

Court · proper noun2

* As an English and French surname, from the noun court. Also from the French adjective court (“short”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McCourt.

Words from the same roots

Latincohors all →

cohortcourtesancahootscane corso

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