Etymology

discourage

dis·cour·age
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Today it means: To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. Full definition →

Middle French descourager ← Old French descouragier ← Vulgar Latin *corāticum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés
  9. Proto-Italic*kord
  10. Latincor n
  11. Latin*corem
  12. Vulgar Latin*corāticum
  13. Old Frenchcorage
  14. Old Frenchdescouragier
  15. Middle Frenchdescourager
  16. English todaydiscourage

From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.

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