Where does “curugiu” come from?
curugiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوریجی, from Ottoman Turkish قوری, from Hungarian korig, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem — heart.
curugiu (Romanian): an Ottoman veteran
Definitions
- an Ottoman veteran
Ancestry of “curugiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوریجی | ranger, forest ranger, a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region, generally of wilderness, to protect the area |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوری | grove, enclosed meadow, reserved forest |
| 3 | Hungarian | korig | terminative singular of kor |
| 4 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 5 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 6 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 7 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 9 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |