Where does “corto” come from?

corto (Chavacano) comes from Spanish corto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

corto (Chavacano): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “corto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcortoshort; dim-witted, slow; A glass of pure liquor
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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