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

Definitions

  1. handrail

Ancestry of “corrimão”, step by step

corrimão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese correr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecorrerto run; to run away from; to flee; to speed
2Old Portuguesecorrer—
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

via Portuguese mão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemãohand
2Old Portuguesemãohand
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →