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
- present participle of cure; The act by which...
Ancestry of “curing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | curyng | — |
Words derived from “curing”