Etymology of the English word concourse
the English word
concoursederived from the Old French word
concoursderived from the Latin word
concursus (encounter; combination, coincidence; running to and fro, together, collision)
derived from the Latin word
concurrere (charge, fight, engage in battle; run, assemble, knock)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the French word
concoursederived from the Latin word
concursus (encounter; combination, coincidence; running to and fro, together, collision)
derived from the Latin word
concurrere (charge, fight, engage in battle; run, assemble, knock)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of concourse in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
French
concours, Italian
concorso, Lithuanian
konkursas, Polish
konkurs, Russian
конкypcUsage
Word found in Modern English
