Where does “cortar” come from?

cortar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cortar, from Latin curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cortar (Portuguese): to cut; to cross; to cut through; to cross; to...

Definitions

  1. to cut; to cross; to cut through; to cross; to...

Ancestry of “cortar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecortar—
2LatincurtoI shorten, cut short, abbreviate
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “cortar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curto →
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