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Where does “escurer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “escurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinscuro—
2Latincūrō—
3Latincūra—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “escurer”

  • scour
  • scourage
  • scoureth
  • scourable
  • nonscourable
  • scourest
  • scheuern
  • afschuren
  • schuren
  • scouren
  • schuren
  • schūren
  • schiuren
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