Where does “kuriero” come from?
kuriero (Esperanto) comes from German kurier, from Middle High German kurier, from French courrier, from Old French corier, from Italian corriere, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
kuriero (Esperanto): courier; bishop
Definitions
- courier; bishop
Ancestry of “kuriero”, step by step
kuriero traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German kurier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kurier | singular imperative of kurieren; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kurier | — |
| 3 | French | courrier | messenger, courier; mail |
| 4 | Old French | corier | — |
| 5 | Italian | corriere | messenger; courier; plover |
| 6 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 7 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Polish kurier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kurier | courier |
via Russian курье́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | курье́р | courier person who delivers messages |