Where does “curé” come from?
curé (French) comes from Middle French cure, from Old French cure, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curé (French): priest bearing the responsibility of a parish; a...
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- priest bearing the responsibility of a parish; a...
Ancestry of “curé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cure | desire |
| 2 | Old French | cure | medical attention; worry; desire |
| 3 | Latin | cūra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |