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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

  1. to run; to hurry, rush

Ancestry of “correre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurrō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “correre”

  • corridor
  • corridorlike
  • corridorless
  • non-corridor
  • corridore
  • corridoio
  • corrente
  • corsa
  • capocorso
  • corriere
  • controcorrente
  • corse
  • correntocrazia
  • correntone
  • fuoricorso
  • capocorrente
  • corra
  • concorrere
  • corsesca
  • autocorriera
  • corriera
  • corre
  • corso
  • trascorrere
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