Excursion
/ɪkˈskɜːr.ʒən/noun
A short trip or journey, usually for pleasure or a specific purpose.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, *excursio*, came from military language for a sudden sally or raid, so the word began life as a burst of forceful outward motion, not a relaxing day trip.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kers-
“to run”
Latin
Latin
currere
“to run”
Late Latin
Latin
excursio
“a running out; a sally or raid”
Old French
Old French
excursion
“a running out; a raid or sortie”
Late Middle English
English
excursion
“a short journey or expedition”
Modern English
English
excursion
“a short trip, especially for pleasure”