Where does “*corem” come from?
*corem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
Ancestry of “*corem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |