[…] Words through which the root curr- courses. […]
[…] I found this interesting post. by Jonathan Marks writing for the MacMillan Dictionary’s blog, on words beginning with “curr-”. As mentioned before, Curriculum vitae implies the course of your career. Marks takes this further: “career also originates from the same ancient root meaning ‘swift movement’, as do car, chariot, carry,carriage and charge, the last three being related to the load of a vehicle running along its route.” […]
[…] Words through which the root curr- courses. […]
[…] I found this interesting post. by Jonathan Marks writing for the MacMillan Dictionary’s blog, on words beginning with “curr-”. As mentioned before, Curriculum vitae implies the course of your career. Marks takes this further: “career also originates from the same ancient root meaning ‘swift movement’, as do car, chariot, carry,carriage and charge, the last three being related to the load of a vehicle running along its route.” […]