Where does “curraunt” come from?
curraunt (Middle English) comes from Old French curant, from Old French courre, from Latin currere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “curraunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | curant | present participle of corre; alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | courre | Alternative form of corre; to run |
| 3 | Latin | currere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “curraunt”