Cour   Yard  

cour (yard, king's residence, state officials, judicial assembly): court
courtiser ('to seek favor at court'): to court, courtesan (courtisan), courtier (courtisan)
courtois ('with courtly manners'): courteous, courtesy (courtoisie), curtsy (révérence), courtly (courtois), Curtis ('courteous')

jardin: garden, gardener (jardinier)
jardinière (large plant pot, vegetable mix): jardinière

horticulture ('garden culture'): horticulture

  The French word court (with its original spelling) was borrowed back from English with the meaning of 'tennis court'  Tenir: to Hold. The French word jardin, which has the same Germanic origin as 'yard', was borrowed by English ('garden'), Spanish (jardín) and Italian (giardino).

Es corral (farmyard), corte (royal court), cortesía (courtesy), jardin (garden, yard), huerto (garden)
It cortile (yard), corte (royal court), cortigiano (courtesan), cortesia (courtesy), corteggio (retinue), giardino (garden, yard), orto (garden)
De Garten (garden), Gärtner (gardener)


Maison: Home
Domicile: House
Habiter: to Dwell
Nid: Nest
Chambre: Room
门 門 Porte: Door
Clé: Key
Fenêtre: Window
Mur: Wall
Escalier: Stairs
Construire: to Build
Cour: Yard
Four: Oven
Lit: Bed
Laver: to Wash
Raser: to Scrape


© Renaud Bouret