Where does “cheu” come from?
cheu (Ligurian) comes from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
cheu (Ligurian): heart; chest; mind, only used in the expression...
Definitions
- heart; chest; mind, only used in the expression...
Ancestry of “cheu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 2 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |