Where does “cor” come from?
cor (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cor, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
cor (Galician): color, hue; heart; Alternative form of calor
Definitions
- color, hue; heart; Alternative form of calor
Ancestry of “cor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | cor | heart |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 3 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |