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Where does “semicursive” come from?

semicursive (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.

semicursive (English): Partially cursive; Of or relating to a style of...

Definitions

  1. Partially cursive; Of or relating to a style of...

Ancestry of “semicursive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcursiveRunning; flowing; Having successive letters...
2Middle Frenchcursif—
3Medieval Latincursivus—
4LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
5Latincurrō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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