Where does “course” come from?

course (French) comes from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

course (French): run, running; race; errand

Definitions

  1. run, running; race; errand

Ancestry of “course”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoursroute; course; way
2LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “course”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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