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Khouri
Khouri comes from Arabic خُورِيّ ‘curate, priest’, from Latin curia ‘court’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kowiriom ‘assembly’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kowiriom‘assembly’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcoviria‘male community’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuria‘court’
- Arabicc. 500–presentخُورِيّḵūriyy‘curate, priest’
- EnglishtodayKhouri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kowiriom‘assembly’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEcoviria‘male community’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuria‘court’
- Arabicc. 500–presentخُورِيّḵūriyy‘curate, priest’
- EnglishtodayKhouri
Linked words
through Latin curia ‘court’
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kowiriom / Khouri