Where does “cura” come from?

cura (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

cura (Latin): care, concern, thought

Definitions

  1. care, concern, thought

Ancestry of “cura”, step by step

cura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Proto-Italic *kʷoizā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kʷoizācare

Words derived from “cura”

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