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Where does “curralis” come from?

curralis (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin currus, from Proto-Italic korzos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “curralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurruschariot; wagon, wain
2Proto-Italickorzos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “curralis”

  • corral
  • corralito
  • acorralar
  • corral
  • corralón
  • koral
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