Where does “cure” come from?

Cure comes from Middle English curen, from Old French cure, from Latin curare meaning to care for, derived from Latin cura meaning care, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-.

cure (English): A method, device or medication that restores good...

Definitions

  1. A method, device or medication that restores good...

Ancestry of “cure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcureAlternative form of curre; custom, choice,...
2Old Frenchcuremedical attention; worry; desire
3Latincūracare, concern, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →