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Where does “curing” come from?

Curing comes from the Old English gerund suffix -ing added to Middle English cure, which derives from Latin curare, meaning to care for or treat, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root kʷey- meaning to pay heed.

curing (English): present participle of cure; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of cure; The act by which...

Ancestry of “curing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcuryng—

Words derived from “curing”

  • photocuring
Every word from Middle English curyng →