Where does “corazón” come from?
corazón (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish coraçon, from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
corazón (Spanish): heart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of...
Definitions
- heart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of...
Ancestry of “corazón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | coraçon | heart |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *corāceōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |