discursion

noun dis·cur·sion \də̇ˈskərzhən sometimes -rsh-\

Definition of discursion

plural

-s

1 : discursive reasoning
2 : a turning away from the main subject : roving roaming digression each chapter returns there after a discursion into Asia, Africa or America — Gerald Sykes

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Origin and Etymology of discursion

Middle French (also, act of running about), from Late Latin discursion-, discursio act of running about, motion, course, from Latin discursus (past participle of discurrere to run about) + -ion-, -io -ion