Where does “cursus” come from?

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

cursus (Latin): The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...

Definitions

  1. The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...

Ancestry of “cursus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurrōto run
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “cursus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →