Where does “curato” come from?

curato (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin curatus, from Latin curo, from Latin cura, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

curato (Spanish): curate

Definitions

  1. curate

Ancestry of “curato”, step by step

curato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin curatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincuratusarranged; healed, cured
2LatincuroI arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look...
3Latincuracare, concern, thought; trouble, solicitude;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Spanish cura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuracure; drunkenness; priest
2Latincūracare, concern, thought
3Proto-Italic*kʷoizācare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cura →