Etymology

courant

cour·ant
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French courant ← Middle French courant ← Old French courant
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courant · noun1

Alternative form of courante.

courant · noun, adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korsō
  4. Latincurrō
  5. Latincurrēns, ~rentis
  6. Old Frenchcourant
  7. Middle Frenchcourant
  8. Frenchcourant
  9. English todaycourant

Borrowed from French courant (“running”). Doublet of car, carry, courier, course, current, horse, hurry, and rush.

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