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Where does “cursarius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cursarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
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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