Where does “curro” come from?

curro (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

curro (Latin): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “curro”, step by step

curro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-Italic korzō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickorzōto run
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “curro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →