Etymology of the English word cursor
the English word
cursorderived from the Latin word
cursor (cursor; runner; chariot-racer; courier)
derived 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 Latin word
cursumderived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Usage
Word found in Modern English
