Etymology of the English word course
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-Date
The earliest known usage of course in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
courser,
courseware,
coursework,
coursing,
forecourse,
midcourse,
racecourse,
stringcourse,
watercourse,
corse,
coarse,
coursedCognates
Dutch
koers, French
cours, German
Kurs, Italian
corso, Lithuanian
kursas, Norwegian
kurs, Polish
kurs, Provençal
cors, Russian
кypc, Swedish
kursUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
