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Where does “cursiv” come from?

cursiv (Romanian) comes from French cursif, 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.

cursiv (Romanian): italic; cursive; fluently, cursively

Definitions

  1. italic; cursive; fluently, cursively

Ancestry of “cursiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcursifcursive
2Medieval Latincursivus—
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
4Latincurrō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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