Where or what does the word "cure" derive from?
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Origin: 1250–1300; (v.) ME curen < MF curer < L cÅ«rÄre to take care of, deriv. of cÅ«ra care; (n.) ME < OF cure < L cÅ«ra SOURCE: Dictionary.com ME = middle English MF = middle French L = Latin
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"cure c.1300, from [Classical Latin] cura "care, concern, trouble," from [Proto-Indo-European] base *kois- "be concerned." In reference to fish, pork, etc., first recorded 1743. Cure-all in general sense is from 1870; as a name of various plants, it is attested from 1793." Source and further information: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=cure&searchmode=none
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