Where does “curo” come from?

curo (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.

curo (Galician): first-person singular present indicative of curar

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curar

Ancestry of “curo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancurarto heed, care; to cure, heal; to cure, preserve
2Old Portuguesecurarto care
3Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
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