yard, courtyard curtain 2 realizations
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
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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
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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