Where does “corba” come from?

corba (Catalan) comes from Catalan corb, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corba (Catalan): curve; feminine singular of corb

Definitions

  1. curve; feminine singular of corb

Ancestry of “corba”, step by step

corba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan corb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancorbcrow; curved
2LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
3Proto-Italickorwos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latin curvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-