Where does “cursif” come from?

cursif (French) comes 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.

cursif (French): cursive

Definitions

  1. cursive

Ancestry of “cursif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincursivus
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 “cursif

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