Where does “curriculum” come from?

curriculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

curriculum (Latin): a race; a racecourse; a racing chariot

Definitions

  1. a race; a racecourse; a racing chariot

Ancestry of “curriculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
2Proto-Italic-klom—
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “curriculum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Latin -culum →Every word from Proto-Italic -klom →