courteous
court
+
-eous
royal
court
: 王室に合う振る舞いから
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adjective
polite
,
respectful
, or
considerate
in
manner
.: やり方が礼儀正しい、丁寧な、思いやりのある
〈人・行為などが〉 【他人に対して】礼儀正しい, 思いやりがある, 丁重な «to, with» (↔
discourteous
; →
polite
)
DERIVATIVES
courteously
| ˈkərdēəslē | adverb
courteousness
| ˈkərdēəsnəs | noun
ORIGIN
Middle English
(meaning ‘having
manner
s
fit
for a
royal
court
’): from
Old French
corteis
, based on
Latin
cohors
‘
yard
,
retinue
’ (see
court
). The change in the ending in the
16th century
was due to association with words ending in
-eous
.