Etymology of the English word vaunt-courier
the English word
vaunt-courierderived from the French word
avant-courrierderived from the Old French word
courrierderived from the Old Italian word
corrierederived from the Old Italian word
correrederived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the Old Latin word
corrierederived from the Old Latin word
correreusing the Old French prefix
avant-Date
The earliest known usage of vaunt-courier in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
