Where does “percorrere” come from?

percorrere (Italian) comes from Latin percurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

percorrere (Italian): to cover; to follow

Definitions

  1. to cover; to follow

Ancestry of “percorrere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercurrōto run, hasten or pass through, traverse, pass or run over or along; stroke
2Latincurrōto run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “percorrere

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