excursion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A short trip taken for pleasure, often by a group.

   The school organised an excursion to the science museum.

2. 2
   noun

   A brief departure from the main topic; a digression.

   After a short excursion into history, she returned to her main point.

Simplified etymology

Excursion entered English in the late 16th century and ultimately derives from Latin currere, “to run.” Its formation conveys the idea of running or going out to see things.

Borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”), from ex (“out”) + currere (“to run”). By surface analysis, excurse + -ion.

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