concourse
/ˈkɒnˌkɔːs/KON-kawrs
/ˈkɑnˌkɔɹs/KAHN-kawrs
Meaninga gathering or running together
Common meaning: a large gathering or public hall
- conwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 105 · scan
- courseto runLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 503 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to run’ → concourse
Journey through time
- con — Latin com- “with, together; thoroughly” (path traced)
- course — Latin currō, cucurrī, cursum “to run” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as concursus.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin concursus, which Skeat (Concise Dictionary, 1911) analyses as com- ‘with, together; thoroughly’ + currere ‘to run’.
Roots
- concursus Latin “a gathering or running together”
- currō, cucurrī, cursum Latin “to run”
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