discorso etymology

Italian word discorso comes from Latin curro, Latin dis-

Detailed word origin of discorso

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
curro Latin (lat) (intransitive) I hurry, hasten, speed. (intransitive) I move, travel, proceed. (intransitive) I run. (transitive, of a race, journey, with accusative) I run. (transitive, with accusative) I travel through, traverse, run.
dis- Latin (lat) Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
discurrere Latin (lat)
discursus Late Latin (LL)
discorso Italian (ita) (language) speech. Speech, address, discourse. Subject, matter. Talk, conversation.

Words with the same origin as discorso

Descendants of curro
concorso correre corridoio corriere corsa corso curriculum escursione percorso ricorso scorso soccorso trascorso
Descendants of dis-
difficile diffondere diffuso diminuire diretto direzione dirigere diritto discreto discutere disponibile distanza distinguere distrarre distratto distrazione distretto distribuire divertimento divertire dritto indispensabile staccare staccato