Where does “curricula” come from?
Curricula is the plural of curriculum, from Latin curriculum meaning a running or course, derived from currere to run with the agent suffix -tḗr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.
curricula (English): plural of curriculum
Definitions
- plural of curriculum
Ancestry of “curricula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curriculum | The set of courses, coursework, and their... |
| 2 | Latin | curriculum | a race; a racecourse; a racing chariot |
| 3 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |