Because I said so, that’s why.
Today’s word is: easily read in the title.
Cure showed up in the early fourteenth century as a
noun and then later on as a verb. Originally, it meant care, like it does in
its classical Latin form cura/curare, but it evolved from just “care for”
to a medical sense. Cura can also be traced all the way back to the Proto Indo European kois-, be concerned. The word curate also comes from curare,
by way of Medieval Latin,
where it meant “to take care of souls”.
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Cure came from care? Makes sense.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't seem like the root word fell very far from the proverbial tree this time. :)
ReplyDeleteI love learning the history of words and their meanings. :) Love this theme.
ReplyDeleteCurate having a root in taking care of souls seems strangely appropriate, since I think of museums as a way to nourish the mind and soul.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Never thought cure came from care!
ReplyDeleteThere is no proper day for etymology. At all.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of so many Latin words in our Germanic language.
I can see the link between cure and care...
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I saw "Cure" and I immediately thought Robert Smith and started humming "Friday I'm in Love."
ReplyDeleteI was going to make a Cure, the band, reference, but I see Dara beat me to it. (Although I got a different song stuck in my head.)
ReplyDelete"To take care of souls"... I feel like there's a spec fic story in there :)
ReplyDeleteThat all makes sense. Cure-care...
ReplyDeleteProto Indo European, eh? Ok. If you say so ;)
ReplyDeleteThere was a Catholic Saint St John Vianney who was called the "Cure'd'Ars". Ars was his Parish and he was the cure' there to take care of the people as their priest....
ReplyDeleteMakes so much sense!!
Jen: the modernized version for a clergyman is "curate." Makes sense, yes?
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look like the original word and the current one fell too far apart. Thanks for the informative post, as always. (Just hopped over from the A to Z challenge.)
ReplyDeleteI like this word. It sounds positive, plus it's one of my favorite bands.
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