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Where does “cursans” come from?

cursans (Latin) comes from Latin curso, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Definitions

Ancestry of “cursans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincursoI run around; I run hither and thither; dative...
2Latincurrō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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