English
excur
Excur comes from Latin excurro ‘to run out’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥s-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to run’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcurro‘to run out’
- Englishtodayexcur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥s-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to run’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcurro‘to run out’
- Englishtodayexcur
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
career, charge, carry, rush, carrier, cargo, carriage, hurry, intercourse, occurrence, chariot, carousel, recourse, corral, caricature, hurrah, recursive, cursory, carrack, 33 more
through Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’
corridor, discourse, courier, concurrent, recurrent, concourse, incursion, 18 more
through Latin currō ‘to run’
course, current, currency, occur, curriculum, precursor, corsair, incur, concur, cursor, courant, recursion, hussar, succour, recur, 23 more
Today it means
verb To digress.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / excur