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Where does “curăța” come from?

curăța (Romanian) comes from Romanian curat, from Romanian cura, from German kurieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

curăța (Romanian): to clean

Definitions

  1. to clean

Ancestry of “curăța”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancuratclean
2Romaniancurato clean; to clear, eliminate, deforest; to cure,...
3GermankurierenTo cure
4German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “curăța”

  • curățat
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