Course
/kɔːrs/noun
A direction or route taken; a progression of events.
Did you know?The word 'course' is linked to the Latin 'currere', meaning 'to run', which evokes the unstoppable march of destiny in ancient beliefs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“to run, to flow”
Latin
Latin
currere
“to run, to flow, to move swiftly”
Old French
Old French
cors
“a running, a course”
Middle English
Middle English
cours
“a course, a running or flow”
Modern English
English
course
“a path or direction taken in movement”