Etymology of the English word incur
the English word
incurderived from the French word
incurderived from the Latin word
incurrere (run into or towards, attack, invade)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of incur in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
incurred,
incurringUsage
Word found in Modern English
