Concourse
/ˈkɒn.kɔːrs/noun
A gathering or crowd of people; also, a large open hall or area for public movement.
Did you know?Concourse comes from Latin concurrere, and the same root behind it also helped form words like concord and concur, all carrying the ancient idea of things moving or coming together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kers-
“to run”
Latin
Latin
currere
“to run”
Latin
Latin
concurrere
“to run together, assemble, meet in a crowd”
Old French
Old French
concours
“a running together, crowd, meeting”
Late Middle English
English
concourse
“a running together; a crowd or assembly”
Modern English
English
concourse
“a crowd or assembly; a spacious public passage or hall”
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