Where does “kurtít” come from?

kurtít (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kurta, from Latin curta, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurtít (Hungarian): to shorten, cut, abridge

Definitions

  1. to shorten, cut, abridge

Ancestry of “kurtít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankurtashort, brief, curt
2Latincurtanominative/vocative feminine singular of curtus;...
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curta →