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Where does “curandus” come from?

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

curandus (Latin): which is to be cured, or used in healing

Definitions

  1. which is to be cured, or used in healing

Ancestry of “curandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincuroI arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look...
2Latincuracare, concern, thought; trouble, solicitude;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “curandus”

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