Where does “cours” come from?

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

cours (Old French): route; course; way

Definitions

  1. route; course; way

Ancestry of “cours”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cours”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →