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Where does “corto” come from?

corto (Spanish) comes from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

corto (Spanish): short; dim-witted, slow; A glass of pure liquor

Definitions

  1. short; dim-witted, slow; A glass of pure liquor

Ancestry of “corto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “corto”

  • corta
  • cortamente
  • cortísimo
  • cortapuros
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