Where does “corrente” come from?

corrente (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese corrente, from Latin currēns, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corrente (Portuguese): current; flow; electrical current; chain

Definitions

  1. current; flow; electrical current; chain

Ancestry of “corrente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecorrente—
2Latincurrēnsrunning
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “corrente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →