English
incursion
Incursion comes from Latin incursiō ‘an invasion, incursion’, from incurrō ‘to attack, invade’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’.
- 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 CEincurrō‘to attack, invade’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincursiō‘an invasion, incursion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1947incursion
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 CEincurrō‘to attack, invade’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincursiō‘an invasion, incursion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1947incursion
Earliest quotation: 1947, and February, The Sea Wall at Dawlish: “Fascinating though the journey is to the traveller, for…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
career, charge, carry, rush, carrier, cargo, hurry, carriage, occurrence, carousel, intercourse, chariot, corral, caricature, recourse, hurrah, cursory, recursive, carrack, 35 more
through Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’
corridor, discourse, courier, concurrent, recurrent, concourse, recursion, 20 more
through Latin currō ‘to run’
course, current, occur, currency, curriculum, precursor, corsair, cursor, concur, courant, recur, hussar, succour, 25 more
Today it means
noun A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / incursion