Where does “curar” come from?
curar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese curar, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curar (Galician): to heed, care; to cure, heal; to cure, preserve
Definitions
- to heed, care; to cure, heal; to cure, preserve
Ancestry of “curar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | curar | to care |
| 2 | Latin | cūrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “curar”