Where does “excursus” come from?
Excursus comes from Latin excursus, the past participle of excurro, from ex- and Latin ex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.
excursus (English): A fuller treatment of a particular part of the...
Definitions
- A fuller treatment of a particular part of the...
Ancestry of “excursus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | excursus | having run out, run forth, hastened towards;... |
| 2 | Latin | excurrō | to run out |
| 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 |