Etymology of the English word watercourse
the English word
watercoursederived 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-derived from the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*watarUsage
Word found in Modern English