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Where does “còr” come from?

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

còr (Occitan): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “còr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancorheart
2Vulgar Latin*corem—
3Latincorheart; soul, mind
4Proto-Italickordheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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