Etymology of the English word racecourse
the English word
racecoursederived from the English word
racederived from the Old French word
racederived from the Old Italian word
razzaderived from the Old Norse word
rasderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*ræs-derived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English