Where does “excursor” come from?

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

excursor (Latin): skirmisher, scout, spy

Definitions

  1. skirmisher, scout, spy

Ancestry of “excursor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcurrōto run out
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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