Where does “kórti” come from?
kórti (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese corte, from Portuguese cortar, from Old Portuguese cortar, from Latin curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kórti (Kabuverdianu): cut
Definitions
- cut
Ancestry of “kórti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | corte | cut; cutting edge; a particular style or way... |
| 2 | Portuguese | cortar | to cut; to cross; to cut through; to cross; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cortar | — |
| 4 | Latin | curto | I shorten, cut short, abbreviate |
| 5 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |