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Where does “curate” come from?

curate (Italian) comes from Italian curare, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

curate (Italian): inflection of curare: ## second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of curare: ## second-person plural...

Ancestry of “curate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancurareto treat, cure; to look after; to value; to take...
2Latincūrō—
3Latincūra—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →