Etymology of the English word courier
the English word
courierderived from the Old French word
courrierderived from the Old Italian word
corrierederived from the Old Italian word
correrederived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the Old Latin word
corrierederived from the Old Latin word
correreDate
The earliest known usage of courier in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
koerier, French
courrier, German
Kurier, Norwegian
kurér, Swedish
kurirUsage
Word found in Modern English
