Etymological root

currere

Latin

# currere

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** currere

## Words From This Root
- cursory - hasty and superficial, lacking thoroughness
- precursor - something that comes before and signals or leads to another
- recur - to occur again, repeatedly, or periodically
- courier - a messenger who transports goods or documents, often urgently
- cursive - written with the letters joined together in a flowing hand
- incursion - a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory
- recurrence - a repeated occurrence or return
- reoccurrence - a repeated happening of an event
- succor - assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid
- concourse - a large open space where crowds gather, as in a station
- concurrency - simultaneous occurrence; the running of processes at the same time
- concurrent - existing or happening at the same time
- concurrently - at the same time; simultaneously
- corsair - a pirate or privateer, especially of the Barbary Coast
- currentness - the state of being current or up to date
- excursus - a detailed digression appended to or inserted within a text
- occurrent - occurring or happening at the present moment; actually taking place
- recursive - characterized by repeated application of a rule, defined in terms of itself
- reoccur - to happen or occur again

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Words from this root(19)

/ˈkɜrsəri/ hasty and superficial, lacking thoroughness Meaning Off Sound Off

/prɪˈkɜrsər/ something that comes before and signals or leads to another Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈkɜr/ to occur again, repeatedly, or periodically Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkʊriɚ/ a messenger who transports goods or documents, often urgently Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɝsɪv/ written with the letters joined together in a flowing hand Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈkɜrʒən/ a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈkɝəns/ a repeated occurrence or return Meaning Off Sound Off

reoccurrence C2+

/ˌriəˈkɝəns/ a repeated happening of an event Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌkɚ/ assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑnkɔrs/ a large open space where crowds gather, as in a station Meaning Off Sound Off

concurrency C2+

/kənˈkɝənsi/ simultaneous occurrence; the running of processes at the same time Meaning Off Sound Off

/kənˈkɝənt/ existing or happening at the same time Meaning Off Sound Off

concurrently C2+

/kənˈkɝəntli/ at the same time; simultaneously Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɔrsɛr/ a pirate or privateer, especially of the Barbary Coast Meaning Off Sound Off

currentness C2+

/ˈkɜrəntnəs/ the state of being current or up to date Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛkˈskɜrsəs/ a detailed digression appended to or inserted within a text Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈkɝənt/ occurring or happening at the present moment; actually taking place Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈkɝsɪv/ characterized by repeated application of a rule, defined in terms of itself Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌriəˈkɝ/ to happen or occur again Meaning Off Sound Off

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