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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cursor.

runner; chariot-racer; courier/carrier/messenger; footman (run before carriage); cursor (of an instrument);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʊr.sɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈkur.sor]

  1. a runner, racer

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. a courier, messenger, post

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. a slave, who ran before the chariot of a grandee, forerunner

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -sor Latin cursor From currō (“run”) + -sor.

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