Where does “cursorily” come from?
Cursorily comes from English cursory, from Middle French cursoire, from Latin cursorius meaning "of or for running," derived from cursor meaning "runner," from curro meaning "to run," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kers-.
cursorily (English): In a cursory manner
Ancestry of “cursorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cursory | hasty; superficial; careless; Running about; not... |
| 2 | Middle French | cursoire | rapid |
| 3 | Latin | cursorius | running |
| 4 | Latin | Cursor | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |