Where does “correre” come from?
correre (Italian) comes from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
correre (Italian): to run; to hurry, rush
Definitions
- to run; to hurry, rush
Ancestry of “correre”, step by step
correre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin currō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Latin currere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | currere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |