Where does “kursywa” come from?

kursywa (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin cursivus, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kursywa (Polish): italic

Definitions

  1. italic

Ancestry of “kursywa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincursivus—
2LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →