Where does “curvi-” come from?

curvi- (Catalan) comes from Latin curvus, 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.

curvi- (Catalan): curved

Definitions

  1. curved

Ancestry of “curvi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
2Proto-Italickorwos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “curvi-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-