courtisane
French
noun
Definitions
- prostitute
- courtesan
- female courtier
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French courtisane borrowed from Italian cortigiana.
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
cortigiana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- courtesan English
- courtesanship English
- cohors Latin
- cortigiana Italian
- courtisane Dutch, Flemish
- courtisane Middle French