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English word discourse comes from Latin currendus, Latin dis-, and later Latin discursus (Running about (or to and fro).)
currendus (Latin)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
discurrere (Latin)
discursus (Late Latin)
discursus (Latin)
Running about (or to and fro).
discours (Middle French)
Speech; discourse.
discours (Middle English)
discourse (English)
(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.. (countable) Any rational expression, reason.. (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.. (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).. (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.. [...]