Etymology

concourse

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Today it means: A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus. Full definition →

Middle English concours ← Middle French concours ← Latin concursus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconcursus
  2. Middle French · derived fromconcours
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconcours
  4. English todayconcourse

From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.

Words from the same roots

Latinconcursus all →

concursion

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