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Where does “correfoc” come from?

correfoc (Catalan) comes from Catalan córrer, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

correfoc (Catalan): correfoc

Definitions

  1. correfoc

Ancestry of “correfoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancórrerto run; to rush
2Latincurrō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “correfoc”

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