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English word cure comes from Latin curam, Proto-Indo-European *koys-, Romanian colare, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) curer ((medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.).)

curam (Latin)

*koys- (Proto-Indo-European)

colare (Romanian)

curo (Latin)

I arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, ensure. I govern, command. I heal, cure. I undertake, procure.

curer (Old French)

(medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.).

curen (Middle English)

cure (English)

(intransitive) To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.. (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.. (intransitive) To solidify or gel.. (obsolete) To pay heed; to care; to give attention.. (obsolete, intransitive) To become healed.. (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.. (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).. [...]

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