Where does “cursive” come from?

Cursive comes from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, from Latin cursus (a running or course), derived from Latin curro (to run), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- (to run).

cursive (English): Running; flowing; Having successive letters...

Definitions

  1. Running; flowing; Having successive letters...

Ancestry of “cursive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcursif—
2Medieval Latincursivus—
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “cursive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →