## Meanings
1. Polite and considerate behaviour.
2. A polite act or favour you do for someone, beyond what is required.
3. Provided free of charge as a polite gesture.

## Examples
- He always treats his customers with courtesy.
- I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.
- The hotel runs a courtesy bus to the airport.

## Derived Forms
- curtsey
- discourtesy
- kill-courtesy
- overcourtesy
- uncourtesy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: curteisie
- Root: curtesie

## Etymology
From Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie. Equivalent to courteous + -y (abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, court + -esy.

## AI Etymology
courtesy comes from Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie. Equivalent to courteous + -y (abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, court + -esy. The historical chain includes Middle English curteisie, xno curtesie, Old French curteisie. Current senses include Polite and considerate behaviour and A polite act or favour you do for someone, beyond what is required. English relatives and later formations include curtsey, discourtesy, kill-courtesy.

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