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
Ancestry of “curaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | courage | courage; API !; chin up! keep going! take heart! |
| 2 | Middle French | corage | — |
| 3 | Old French | corage | courage |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | coraticum | — |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |