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Where does “coraçon” come from?

coraçon (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

coraçon (Old Spanish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “coraçon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*corāceōnem—
2Latincorheart; soul, mind
3Proto-Italickordheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “coraçon”

  • descorazonador
  • descorazonar
  • corazoncito
  • rompecorazones
  • corazón
  • korasón
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