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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

  1. shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete

Ancestry of “curtus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “curtus”

  • courtesy
  • curtly
  • curtail
  • curt
  • curtailment
  • curtsey
  • curtsy
  • discourtesy
  • kirtle
  • curtness
  • curtal
  • kirtled
  • scorzonera
  • curtate
  • curtailable
  • curtana
  • curtailer
  • courtepy
  • uncourtesy
  • decurtate
  • cortissimo
  • decurt
  • curtaileth
  • curtailest
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