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Where does “concurrent” come from?

Concurrent comes from Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrens, the present participle of concurro, meaning to run together, from con- and currere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kers-.

concurrent (English): Happening at the same time; simultaneous;...

Definitions

  1. Happening at the same time; simultaneous;...

Ancestry of “concurrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconcurrent—
2Old Frenchconcurrent—
3Latinconcurrēns—
4Latinconcurrō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concurrent”

  • concurrently
  • nonconcurrent
  • unconcurrent
  • concurrentness
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