Where does “courant” come from?
courant (French) comes from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
courant (French): present participle of courir; current; current,...
Definitions
- present participle of courir; current; current,...
Ancestry of “courant”, step by step
courant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French corant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 2 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 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 |
via Latin currēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | currēns | running |