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Where does “cúramm” come from?

cúramm (Middle Irish) comes from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

cúramm (Middle Irish): care, solicitude, responsibility

Definitions

  1. care, solicitude, responsibility

Ancestry of “cúramm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūra—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “cúramm”

  • banchúramóir
  • cúramóir
  • anchúram
  • cúram
  • ana-cùram
  • mì-chùram
  • cùram
  • neuchurrym
  • neuchurrymagh
  • neuchurrymaght
  • fo-churrym
  • currym
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