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Where does “curral” come from?

curral (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese curral, from Vulgar Latin curralis, from Latin currus, from Proto-Italic korzos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

curral (Portuguese): corral, pen

Definitions

  1. corral, pen

Ancestry of “curral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecurral—
2Vulgar Latincurralis—
3Latincurruschariot; wagon, wain
4Proto-Italickorzos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “curral”

  • kraal
  • kraalhead
  • kraal
  • kraal
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