Where does “curar” come from?
curar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curar (Old Portuguese): to care
Ancestry of “curar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cūrō | — |
| 2 | Latin | cūra | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “curar”