Where does “corrimão” come from?
corrimão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese correr, from Old Portuguese correr, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
corrimão (Portuguese): handrail
Ancestry of “corrimão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | correr | to run; to run away from; to flee; to speed |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | correr | — |
| 3 | Latin | currō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |