Where does “curiste” come from?

curiste (French) comes from French curé, 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.

curiste (French): A person who takes the cure at a spa

Definitions

  1. A person who takes the cure at a spa

Ancestry of “curiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcurépriest bearing the responsibility of a parish; a...
2Middle Frenchcuredesire
3Old Frenchcuremedical attention; worry; desire
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →