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Where does “curant” come from?

curant (Old French) comes from Old French courre, from Latin currere, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

curant (Old French): present participle of corre; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of corre; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “curant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcourreAlternative form of corre; to run
2Latincurreresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “curant”

  • current
  • currently
  • undercurrent
  • overcurrent
  • photocurrent
  • noncurrent
  • countercurrent
  • supercurrent
  • crosscurrent
  • paleocurrent
  • uncurrent
  • microcurrent
  • downcurrent
  • upcurrent
  • subcurrent
  • currentness
  • palaeocurrent
  • thermocurrent
  • discurrent
  • multicurrent
  • Benguela Current
  • lunicurrent
  • curraunt
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