Etymology

cursor

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Today it means: A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position. Full definition →

Latin cursor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcursor“runner”
  2. English todaycursor

Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

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