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by iwnit on June 5th, 2009
"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."
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=cure&searchmode=none
by anguilla on June 5th, 2009
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME curen < MF curer < L cūrāre to take care of, deriv. of cūra care; (n.) ME < OF cure < L cūra
SOURCE: Dictionary.com
ME = middle English
MF = middle French
L = Latin
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