Where does “corral” come from?

Corral comes from Spanish corral, from Vulgar Latin currale, from Latin currus meaning "chariot" or "cart," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- meaning "to run."

corral (English): An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular...

Definitions

  1. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular...

Ancestry of “corral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcorralcorral, enclosure
2Vulgar Latincurraleplace for keeping a chariot
3Latincurruschariot; wagon, wain
4Proto-Italickorzos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “corral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Italic korzos →