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Curator

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a person who manages, selects, and cares for a collection, such as in a museum
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Stage 1 of 2
curare
Latin · ancient
"to care for"
to care for, to take charge of
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Stage 2 of 2
curator
English · 1300s
"a person who manages and cares for a collection or exhibit"
settled as the English word for one who manages and cares for a collection
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