Where does “excursus” come from?
excursus (Latin) comes from Latin excurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
excursus (Latin): having run out, run forth, hastened towards;...
Definitions
- having run out, run forth, hastened towards;...
Ancestry of “excursus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | excurrō | — |
| 2 | Latin | currō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “excursus”