Etymology

forecourt

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Today it means: The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  12. Proto-Italic*kom
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰer-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórtos
  15. Proto-Italic*hortosder.?
  16. Proto-Italic*horti-
  17. Latincohors
  18. Latincōrs
  19. Old Frenchcort
  20. Middle Englishcourt
  21. Englishcourt
  22. English todayforecourt

From fore- + court.

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