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Excursion

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a short journey or trip, typically taken for pleasure
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Stage 1 of 2
excursio
Latin · ancient
"a running out, a sortie"
a running out, a sortie, from ex- (out) and currere (to run)
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Stage 2 of 2
excursion
English · 1570s
"a short journey taken for pleasure"
settled as the English word for a short journey for pleasure
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