English
curate
Curate comes from Medieval Latin cūrātus ‘one who has been curated, a curate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeys-‘to see’next step skipped: Medieval Latin cūrō
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500cūrātus‘one who has been curated, a curate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904–1907curate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeys-‘to see’next step skipped: Medieval Latin cūrō
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500cūrātus‘one who has been curated, a curate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904–1907curate
Earliest quotation: 1904–1907, James Joyce, Counterparts: “‘Here, Pat, give us a g.p., like a good…”
Formed from cure + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ‘to heed’
Proto-Italic *kʷoizā ‘care’
Latin cura ‘care, medical attendance, cure’
Old French cure ‘care, cure, healing, cure of souls’
Middle English cure
English cure
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ‘to see’
sure, security, secure, proxy, cure, shire, sicker, incurable, procurator, 11 more
Today it means
noun An assistant rector or vicar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- / curate