Where does “correr” come from?

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

correr (Portuguese): to run; to run away from; to flee; to speed

Definitions

  1. to run; to run away from; to flee; to speed

Ancestry of “correr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “correr”

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