Where does “curee” come from?

curee (Middle English) comes from French curer, from Old French curer, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

Ancestry of “curee”, step by step

curee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French curer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcurerto clean by scrubbing, scraping and removing; to...
2Old Frenchcurerto clean
3Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Old French cuiriee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcuirieequarry
2Old Frenchcoreeentrails, viscera
3Vulgar Latincorataentrails
4Latincorheart; soul, mind
5Proto-Italickordheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →