Etymology

midcourse

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Today it means: In the middle of a course; happening partway through something Full definition →

English course ← Middle English cours ← Old French cours
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Latincursus
  12. Old Frenchcours
  13. Middle Englishcours
  14. Englishcourse
  15. English todaymidcourse

From mid- + course.

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