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Where does “currus” come from?

currus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic korzos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

currus (Latin): chariot; wagon, wain

Definitions

  1. chariot; wagon, wain

Ancestry of “currus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickorzos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “currus”

  • corral
  • curule
  • currilis
  • autocurrus
  • curulis
  • currulis
  • corrillo
  • corro
  • Corro
  • corralito
  • corral
  • acorralar
  • curul
  • corralón
  • ferrocarril
  • carril
  • koral
  • Corro
  • currilis
  • carrilis
  • currale
  • curralis
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