Where does “kòrtiku” come from?

kòrtiku (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kòrtiku (Papiamentu): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “kòrtiku”, step by step

kòrtiku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkortshort
2Middle Dutchcort
3Old Dutchkurt
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Spanish corto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcortoshort; dim-witted, slow; A glass of pure liquor
2Spanishcortometrajeshort film
3Frenchcourt-métrageshort film

via Portuguese Curto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCurtoshort having a small distance between ends or edges
2Old Portuguesecurto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-