Etymology

curriculum

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Today it means: The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university. Full definition →

Latin curriculum ← Proto-Italic *korsō ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korsō
  4. Latincurrō
  5. Latincurriculum
  6. English todaycurriculum

Borrowed from Latin curriculum (“course”), derived from currō (“run, move quickly”). Doublet of curricle.

Words from the same roots

Latincurriculum all →

curriclecurriculum vitae

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.