Where does “curate” come from?
Curate comes from Medieval Latin curatus, derived from Latin curo, from Latin cura meaning care or concern, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-.
curate (English): An assistant rector or vicar; A parish priest; To...
Definitions
- An assistant rector or vicar; A parish priest; To...
Ancestry of “curate”, step by step
curate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English curator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curator | A person who manages, administers or organizes a... |
| 2 | Latin | curator | who pays heed about the state of an object,... |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |