cursus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • The act of running; race.
  • Course, way, passage, journey; tendency.
  • Journey, march, voyage, passage.
  • (figuratively) Course, progress, direction, development, succession, passage; career.

Etymology

Affix from Latin currō (run, I run, race, hurry, travel, move quickly) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (run, hurry).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱers-

Gloss

run, hurry

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

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