curry

Note: As with the related verb arraier, aroier (see array entry 1), the Anglo-French forms conreier, etc., show generalization of the tonic stem of the Old French verb. English has further modified the French word by shifting stress onto the initial syllable. In contrast with array entry 1, the more general meaning of conreier ("provide, equip") never entered English. — The presumption is that *conrēdāre was an early adaptation into spoken Latin of a word used by Goths recruited into or fighting alongside of the Roman army. The etymon is generally attested in Romance languages outside of Romanian: Old Occitan conrezar "to equip," conrear "to provide what is needed," Catalan & Spanish conrear "to cultivate (land)" (the Spanish word perhaps borrowed from Catalan), Italian corredare "to equip, furnish" (with an apparent reflex of open rather than close e).