Where does “kurslitteratur” come from?
kurslitteratur (Swedish) comes from Swedish kurs, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
kurslitteratur (Swedish): course literature
Definitions
- course literature
Ancestry of “kurslitteratur”, step by step
kurslitteratur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kurs | course, class; course, the intended passage of... |
| 2 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 3 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Swedish litteratur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | litteratur | literature |