Etymology of the English word current
the English word
currentderived from the Old French word
corantderived from the Old French word
courrederived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of current in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
countercurrent,
crosscurrent,
currently,
currentness,
overcurrent,
photocurrent,
subcurrent,
supercurrent,
thermocurrent,
undercurrentCognates
French
current, Italian
correnteUsage
Word found in Modern English
