Where does “cursivity” come from?
cursivity (English) comes from English cursive, from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cursivity (English): The quality of being cursive
Definitions
- The quality of being cursive
Ancestry of “cursivity”, step by step
cursivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cursive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cursive | Running; flowing; Having successive letters... |
| 2 | Middle French | cursif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cursivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |