Etymology

courser

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Today it means: A dog used for coursing. Full definition →

Middle English courser ← Anglo-Norman cursier ← Medieval Latin cursārius
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcursārius
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcursier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcourser
  4. English todaycourser

From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latincursārius all →

corsairhussar

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.