Etymology of the English word coarse
the English word
coarsederived from the English word
coursederived from the Old French word
coursderived from the Medieval Latin word
cursus (course, direction, line of advance; lesson; running; speed, zeal)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the Old French word
corsderived from the Classical Latin word
corpus (body; person, self; substantial, material, concrete object)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷrep-Date
The earliest known usage of coarse in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
coarsen,
coarserUsage
Word found in Modern English
