English

on course

Following the intended route.

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    Origin

    From on + course.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Lineage

    • partEnglishon “In the state of being active, functioning or operating.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishon
        • inheritedOld Englishon “in”
        • inheritedOld Englishān “one”
      • derivedOld Norseón
        • derivedProto-Germanic*ēnu
      • derivedJapanese音読み
    • partEnglishcourse “A sequence of events.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishcours
        • borrowedOld Frenchcours

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