Where does “curaj” come from?

curaj (Romanian) comes from French courage, from Middle French corage, from Old French corage, from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

curaj (Romanian): courage, guts, bravery

Definitions

  1. courage, guts, bravery

Ancestry of “curaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouragecourage; API !; chin up! keep going! take heart!
2Middle Frenchcorage—
3Old Frenchcoragecourage
4Vulgar Latincoraticum—
5Latincorheart; soul, mind
6Proto-Italickordheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →