Where does “curtus” come from?
curtus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
curtus (Latin): shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
Definitions
- shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
Ancestry of “curtus”, step by step
curtus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Proto-Italic kortos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kortos | shortened |