Where does “kurzív” come from?

kurzív (Hungarian) comes from German kursiv, 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.

kurzív (Hungarian): italic designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century

Definitions

  1. italic designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century

Ancestry of “kurzív”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankursivitalic
2Medieval Latincursivus
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
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 “kurzív

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