Where does “cursi” come from?
cursi (English) comes from English cursus, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cursi (English): plural of cursus
Definitions
- plural of cursus
Ancestry of “cursi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cursus | A course; a journey or progression; A long ditch... |
| 2 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 3 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |