Incursion
/ɪnˈkɜːr.ʒən/noun
A sudden hostile entry into a place, especially a raid or brief attack.
Did you know?Incursion comes from Latin *incursio*, from *incurrere* meaning “to run into” or “dash at,” and the same root helped shape words for both physical charging and mental “running toward” something.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kers-
“to run”
Latin
Latin
currere
“to run”
Latin
Latin
incurrere
“to run into; rush at; attack”
Late Latin
Latin
incursio
“a running at; a hostile attack”
Middle French
Old French
incursion
“an inroad; hostile entry”
Late Middle English
English
incursion
“a hostile raid or sudden invasion”
Modern English
English
incursion
“a sudden hostile entry into a place”