Where does “correfoc” come from?

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

correfoc (English): Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations...

Definitions

  1. Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations...

Ancestry of “correfoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancorrefoccorrefoc
2Catalancórrerto run; to rush
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →