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RootLatin
curr/curs
run, flow
Latin currere meant 'run': currents run, events occur when they run into view, and a precursor runs before what follows.
Words built from it
- current — flowing at present, or a flow of water or air
curr (run) + -ent (state of) - occur — to happen or take place
oc- (toward) + cur (run) - recur — to happen again
re- (again) + cur (run) - cursory — hasty, running over something quickly
curs (run) + -ory (relating to) - concur — to agree, to run together in opinion
con- (together) + cur (run) - precursor — something that comes before and signals what follows
pre- (before) + curs (run) + -or (one that)
Looks like it, but is not
- curse — of uncertain Old English origin, unrelated to Latin currere 'to run.'
- currant — named for Corinth, Greece ('raisins of Corauntz'); unrelated to Latin currere despite sounding like 'current.'
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Related word parts
- con/col/com — together, with