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Where does “Korridor” come from?

Korridor (German) comes from French corridor, from Italian corridore, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Korridor (German): corridor; hallway, hall, foyer

Definitions

  1. corridor; hallway, hall, foyer

Ancestry of “Korridor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorridorpassage, corridor
2Italiancorridorerunning; racing; runner
3Italiancorrereto run; to hurry, rush
4Latincurrō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Korridor”

  • коридор
  • Flugkorridor
  • koridor
  • коридор
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →