Where does “correo” come from?
correo (Spanish) comes from Catalan correu, from Old French corlieu — messenger.
correo (Spanish): mail; post office
Ancestry of “correo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | correu | mailman, postman; mail, post; post office |
| 2 | Old French | corlieu | messenger |
Words derived from “correo”