curt
The origin and history of curt.
Etymology
From Latin curtus, "shortened" — the same root gives us "curtail" and, through French, "short" as a doublet.
The origin and history of curt.
From Latin curtus, "shortened" — the same root gives us "curtail" and, through French, "short" as a doublet.
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