Where does “chemokuur” come from?

chemokuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch kuur, from Middle Dutch cure, from Old French cure, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

chemokuur (Dutch): chemotherapy

Definitions

  1. chemotherapy

Ancestry of “chemokuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuurtreatment, cure; mood, quirk
2Middle Dutchcure—
3Old Frenchcuremedical attention; worry; desire
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →