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Where does “courir” come from?

courir (French) comes from Latin percurrere, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

courir (French): to run; to go

Definitions

  1. to run; to go

Ancestry of “courir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercurreresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “courir”

  • curtail
  • curtailment
  • cour
  • curlew
  • courant
  • courante
  • coranto
  • curtal
  • curtailable
  • curtailer
  • tout court
  • curtaileth
  • curtailest
  • curlewlike
  • avant-courier
  • uncurtailable
  • stone curlew
  • tout court
  • recourir
  • cours
  • parcourir
  • courtault
  • court
  • coureur
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