English
coarsely
Coarsely comes from Middle English coursly ‘naturally, logically’, from cours ‘the path of a celestial body’, and ultimately from Latin cursus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcursus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cours‘route, path’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘the path of a celestial body’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500coursly‘naturally, logically’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963coarsely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcursus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cours‘route, path’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘the path of a celestial body’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500coursly‘naturally, logically’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963coarsely
Earliest quotation: 1963, Margery Allingham, Foreword: “He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London…”
Formed from coarse + -ly
Linked words
through Latin cursus
cursive, corsair, cours, hussar, cursus, 2 more
through Old French cours ‘route, path’
through Middle English cours ‘the path of a celestial body’
Today it means
adv in a coarse manner
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin cursus / coarsely