Etymograph

English

courant

Alternative form of courante.

Another origin of courant

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to run’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrēns
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400courant
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600courant
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcourant‘running’
  9. Englishtodaycourant

Today it means

noun A piece of music in triple time.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “courant”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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