Where does “courrier” come from?

courrier (French) comes from Old French corier, from Italian corriere, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

courrier (French): messenger, courier; mail

Definitions

  1. messenger, courier; mail

Ancestry of “courrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcorier—
2Italiancorrieremessenger; courier; plover
3Italiancorrereto run; to hurry, rush
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “courrier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →