Where does “curricle” come from?
Curricle comes from Latin curriculum, diminutive of Latin currus, derived from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-, meaning to run or move, with the agent suffix Proto-Indo-European -tḗr.
curricle (English): A light two wheeled carriage large enough for the...
Definitions
- A light two wheeled carriage large enough for the...
Ancestry of “curricle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | curriculum | a race; a racecourse; a racing chariot |
| 2 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |