Where does “correo” come from?

correo (Spanish) comes from Catalan correu, from Old French corlieu — messenger.

correo (Spanish): mail; post office

Definitions

  1. mail; post office

Ancestry of “correo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancorreumailman, postman; mail, post; post office
2Old Frenchcorlieumessenger

Words derived from “correo”

Every word from Old French corlieu →Every word from Catalan correu →