LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

currēns

currēns (genitive currentis)
Classical[ˈkʊr.rẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.rens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticiplerunning
  2. one terminationparticiplehurrying, hastening, speeding
  3. one terminationparticiplemoving, travelling, proceeding
  4. one terminationparticipletravelling through, traversing

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korzō
  4. Latincurrēns

Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin currēns Present active participle of currō (“to run”).

Descendants
  • Catalancorrent
  • Englishcurrency
  • Italiancorrente
  • Englishcurrentfrom Old French corant
  • Frenchcourantfrom Old French corant
  • Portuguesecorrente
  • Romaniancurent
  • Spanishcorriente
  • Galiciancorrente
  • Tamilகரண்ட்from Old French corant

In English words that came into English from currēns

  • currencycurrentia

Quick answers

What does currēns mean in Latin?
currēns, a verb, means “running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving, travelling, proceeding”.
What are the principal parts of currēns?
currēns, currentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
How do you pronounce currēns?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊr.rẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkur.rens].
Where does currēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti → Proto-Italic *korzō → Latin currēns.