Where does “curtier” come from?

curtier (Romanian) comes from French courtier, from Old French courre, from Latin currere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

curtier (Romanian): courtier

Definitions

  1. courtier

Ancestry of “curtier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcourtierbroker; stockbroker
2Old FrenchcourreAlternative form of corre; to run
3Latincurreresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin currere →Every word from Old French courre →