English
Jolicoeur
Jolicoeur comes from French Jolicoeur, from cœur ‘gallant heart’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-‘heart’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kord‘heart’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcor‘heart’
- Proto-Romanceprehistoric (reconstructed)*coremreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cuer‘heart’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600coeur‘heart’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcœuras coeur‘gallant heart’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentJolicoeur
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-‘heart’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kord‘heart’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcor‘heart’
- Proto-Romanceprehistoric (reconstructed)*coremreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cuer‘heart’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600coeur‘heart’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcœuras coeur‘gallant heart’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentJolicoeur
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kord ‘heart’
recorder, courageous, concordia, discordant, 7 more
through Latin cor ‘heart’
record, core, encourage, courage, accord, concord, discord, cordial, 12 more
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d- / Jolicoeur