Where does “второкурсник” come from?
второкурсник (Russian) comes from Russian курс, from Spanish curso, from Catalan cursar, from Latin curso, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
второкурсник (Russian): sophomore, second-year student in a university or college
Definitions
- sophomore, second-year student in a university or college
Ancestry of “второкурсник”, step by step
второкурсник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian курс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | курс | course, year; course, vector; exchange rate |
| 2 | Spanish | curso | course, trajectory, route, direction; class,... |
| 3 | Catalan | cursar | To attend; to enrol |
| 4 | Latin | curso | I run around; I run hither and thither; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Russian второ́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | второ́й | second |