Where does “core” come from?

core (Neapolitan) comes from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

core (Neapolitan): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “core”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*corem—
2Latincorheart; soul, mind
3Proto-Italickordheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →
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