cursor B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈkɜɹsəɹ/ UK /ˈkɜːsə/ See IPA manual Freq #52475 Meanings 1 noun A small moving mark or arrow on a computer screen that shows where you are typing or pointing. Move the cursor to the start of the line and click. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small moving mark or... pointercaret Word family Forms cursors Derived forms cursorjackingcursorlesspostcursorprecursor Related forms couriercurrentcursivecursoryrecursive Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European cursor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cursor **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɜɹsəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɜːsə/ **Frequency rank:** 52475 ## Meanings 1. A small moving mark or arrow on a computer screen that shows where you are typing or pointing. ## Examples - Move the cursor to the start of the line and click. ## Derived Forms - cursorjacking - cursorless - postcursor - precursor ## Related Forms - courier - current - cursive - cursory - recursive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ḱers- - Root: cursor ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. ## AI Etymology Cursor was borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or, the agentive suffix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-. The historical chain includes Latin cursor and the older Indo-European root. The modern computing sense applies the idea of movement to a small mark or arrow that shows where typing or pointing is taking place. Later formations include cursorjacking, cursorless, and postcursor. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown