Where does “corriere” come from?

corriere (Italian) comes from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corriere (Italian): messenger; courier; plover

Definitions

  1. messenger; courier; plover

Ancestry of “corriere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancorrereto run; to hurry, rush
2Latincurrōto run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “corriere”

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