Where does “curer” come from?

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

curer (Old French): to clean

Definitions

  1. to clean

Ancestry of “curer”, step by step

curer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cūrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
2Latincūracare, concern, thought
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Latin cūrāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūrāre—

Words derived from “curer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →