Where does “curry” come from?
Curry derives from the English currier, from the Latin coriarius meaning leather worker, ultimately from Latin cum meaning with.
curry (English): One of a family of dishes originating from South...
Definitions
- One of a family of dishes originating from South...
Ancestry of “curry”, step by step
curry traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English currayen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | currayen | — |
| 2 | Old French | correer | To prepare |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | conredare | — |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Currie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Currie | OS grid ref NT1868 |
| 2 | English | corrie | A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | còire | genitive singular of còir |
| 4 | Middle Irish | coire | cauldron |
| 5 | Old Irish | coire | cauldron |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kʷaryos | cauldron |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥-yos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Tamil கறி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கறி | curry; thick sauce; meat |