Where does “curen” come from?
curen (Galician) comes from Galician curar, from Old Portuguese curar, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curen (Galician): third-person plural present subjunctive of curar
Definitions
- third-person plural present subjunctive of curar
Ancestry of “curen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | curar | to heed, care; to cure, heal; to cure, preserve |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | curar | to care |
| 3 | Latin | cūrō | to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to |
| 4 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |