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This word, now considered coarse and abusive, has venerable roots in Old English and beyond, perhaps confirming that prostitution is at least one of the world's oldest professions. It comes ultimately from the Indo-European root *qar- (or *ka-) "to like, desire". It is first found in late Old English as hóre, with cognates in Old High German huora, Old Norse hóra, Gothic hôrs "adulterer", and Old Frisian hôr "adultery", to name a few. The Indo-European root gave rise to another set of words which went in a different direction, such as Latin carus "dear" (source of English charity, caress, and cherish), Old Irish cara "friend" and caraim "to love", and Welsh cariad "dear".