Where does “curta” come from?
curta (Venetian) comes from Venetian curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
curta (Venetian): feminine singular of curto
Definitions
- feminine singular of curto
Ancestry of “curta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Venetian | curto | short; brief |
| 2 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |