Where does “cursief” come from?
cursief (Dutch) comes from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cursief (Dutch): italic
Definitions
- italic
Ancestry of “cursief”, step by step
cursief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French cursif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cursif | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cursivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via French cursif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cursif | cursive |