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

  1. to heed, care; to cure, heal; to cure, preserve

Ancestry of “curar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecurarto care
2Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
3Latincūracare, concern, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “curar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →