"to heal, to cure" in seven languages
Meaningto heal, to cure
Spanish
curar
/kuˈɾaɾ/
other source · Latin CŪRĀRE 'to take care of'
French
guérir
/geʁiʁ/
inherited
Italian
guarire
/gwaˈrire/
inherited
Portuguese
curar
/kuˈɾah/
other source · Latin CŪRĀRE 'to take care of'
Romanian
vindeca
/vindeˈka/
other source · Latin VINDICĀRE 'to claim, set free' (inherited)
Catalan
guarir
/gwəˈɾi/
inherited
Same Germanic verb as French guérir; curar is just as common.
English
heal
/hil/
native English · Old English hǣlan
English → Italianto heal, to cureguarireNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: cure (es).What English and Italian share
The ancestor
Germanic *warjan‘to protect, ward off’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French and Italian heal with a Germanic word for 'to protect', its w- turned gu- as in guerre / guerra. Spanish curar is CŪRĀRE 'to care for'; careful: French curer only means to clean out.
English relatives: cure (es)
Sound laws at work
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In a sentence
- esLa herida se curó rápido.
- frLa blessure a vite guéri.
- itLa ferita è guarita in fretta.
- ptA ferida curou rápido.
- roRana s-a vindecat repede.
- caLa ferida es va guarir de pressa.
- enThe wound healed quickly.
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