courteous

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courteous (comparativo more courteous, superlativo relativo most courteous)

  1. cortese, gentile, educato

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  • IPA: /ˈkɜːtiəs/

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Etimologia / Derivazione

dal francese antico curteis (in francese moderno courtois), derivato di cort (moderno cour) ovvero "corte" (e a sua volta discendente dal latino cohors)

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