Where does “courant” come from?
Courant comes from French courant, the present participle of French courir, derived from Latin currere meaning "to run," which traces back to Proto-Indo-European kers-.
courant (English): A piece of music in triple time; A lively dance;...
Definitions
- A piece of music in triple time; A lively dance;...
Ancestry of “courant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | courante | An old French dance from the late Renaissance and... |
| 2 | French | courante | feminine singular of courant; the runs; courante |
| 3 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 4 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 5 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |