Etymology

pursuit

pur·suit
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Today it means: The act of pursuing. Full definition →

Middle English pursuyte ← Old French poursuite
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The story

  1. Old French · derived frompoursuite
  2. Middle English · inherited frompursuyte
  3. English todaypursuit

From Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).

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