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discurrere
Latin · ancient
"to run about"
to run about, from dis- (apart) and currere (to run)
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discursus
Latin · ancient
"a running about, a conversation"
a running about, a conversation, from discurrere
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discours
Old French · medieval
"spoken or written communication"
carried into French for spoken or written communication
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discourse
English · 1400s
"written or spoken communication on a subject"
settled as the English word for written or spoken communication on a subject
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