Where does “korasón” come from?
korasón (Ladino) comes from Spanish corazón, from Old Spanish coraçon, from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
korasón (Ladino): heart
Ancestry of “korasón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | corazón | heart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | coraçon | heart |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *corāceōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |