Etymograph

English

cursive

Cursive comes from Latin cursus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcursus
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500cursīvus
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cursif
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1978cursive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcursus
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500cursīvus
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cursif
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1978cursive

Earliest quotation: 1978, The Bible Translator, United Bible Societies: “[…] of the action or state of affairs expressed…”

Linked words

through Latin cursus

course, corsair, cour, coarsely, hussar, cursus, 3 more

Today it means

adj Running; flowing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin cursus / cursive

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