Where does “corto” come from?

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

corto (Portuguese): first-person singular present indicative of...

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first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “corto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	cortar	to cut; to cross; to cut through; to cross; to...
2	Old Portuguese	cortar	—
3	Latin	curto	I shorten, cut short, abbreviate
4	Latin	curtus	shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱer-	dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

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