Where does “corazon” come from?

corazon (Chavacano) comes from Spanish corazón, from Old Spanish coraçon, from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

corazon (Chavacano): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “corazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcorazónheart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of...
2Old Spanishcoraçonheart
3Vulgar Latin*corāceōnem—
4Latincorheart; soul, mind
5Proto-Italickordheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →
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