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Where does “curricula” come from?

curricula (Latin) comes from Latin curriculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

curricula (Latin): nominative plural of curriculum; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of curriculum; accusative...

Ancestry of “curricula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurriculuma race; a racecourse; a racing chariot
2Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
3Proto-Italic-klom—
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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