English

grasscourt

From grass court, from grass + court.

Formed from grass + court

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grasą

Proto-West Germanic *gras

Old English græs

Middle English gras ‘a grass’

English grass

Latin cohors ‘a court’

Late Latin cōrs

Old French cort

Middle English court ‘a courtyard’

English court

Today it means

adj Pertaining to a grass tennis court.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grasscourt