Where does “corintean” come from?

corintean (Romanian) comes from Friulian corint, from Latin currēns, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corintean (Romanian): Corinthian

Definitions

  1. Corinthian

Ancestry of “corintean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friuliancorintcurrent; draught
2Latincurrēnsrunning
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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