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Where does “curator” come from?

Curator comes from Latin curator, an agent noun formed with the suffix -tor from Latin cura, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-.

curator (English): A person who manages, administers or organizes a...

Definitions

  1. A person who manages, administers or organizes a...

Ancestry of “curator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuratorwho pays heed about the state of an object,...
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “curator”

  • curatorial
  • curatorship
  • cocurator
  • curatorially
  • curatrix
  • curatress
  • biocurator
  • noncuratorial
  • curatrix
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