Where does “kurtu” come from?

kurtu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Curto, from Old Portuguese curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurtu (Kabuverdianu): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “kurtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCurtoshort having a small distance between ends or edges
2Old Portuguesecurto—
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old Portuguese curto →