Where does “curetter” come from?
curetter (English) comes from English curette, from French curette, from French curer, from Old French curer, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curetter (English): A curette; A person who uses a curette
Definitions
- A curette; A person who uses a curette
Ancestry of “curetter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | curette | A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a... |
| 2 | French | curette | — |
| 3 | French | curer | to clean by scrubbing, scraping and removing; to... |
| 4 | Old French | curer | to clean; to treat , to care , to heal |
| 5 | Latin | cūrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cūra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |