Courage etymology

French

French word courage comes from French -age, French cœur

Etymology of courage

Detailed word origin of courage

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-age French (fr) (rare) Forming collective nouns.. Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X".. Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".
cœur French (fr) (anatomy) heart. (card games) hearts (the suit). (geometry) heart, heart shape. (physics) the core of a nuclear reactor. Heart (love).
courage French (fr) Courage Keep going!.

Words with the same origin as courage

Descendants of -age

chantage maquillage nuage