Etymology of the English word discursive
the English word discursive
derived from the Latin word discursivus
derived from the Latin word discursus (running about; separate lion, dispersal)
derived from the Latin word discurrere (run off in different directions; run, dash around)
derived from the Medieval Latin word currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kers-
using the Latin prefix dis-