yard, courtyard
→
curtain
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | αὐλή | |
| lexeme 2 | αὐλαία | |
| meaning 1 | courtyard | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | curtain, especially in the theatre | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Late Latin | |
| lexeme 1 | cohors | |
| lexeme 2 | cortina, curtina | |
| meaning 1 | courtyard | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | curtain | |
| reference | Niermeyer: 294 De Vaan 2008: 138 Corominas, Pascual: II, 216 | |
| comment | a calque of Ancient Greek αὐλαία. First attested in the fourth century CE. Unrelated to Latin cortina 'cauldron, kettle' Walther von Wartburg Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, II, 1237 |
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