Where does “Corvette” come from?

Corvette comes from French corvette, Dutch korf, Middle Dutch corf, Old Dutch korf, Proto-West Germanic korb, Proto-Germanic kurbaz, and Proto-Germanic krebô, ultimately from a root meaning basket or container.

Corvette (English): A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953...

Definitions

  1. A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953...

Ancestry of “Corvette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorvettecorvette
2Middle Dutchkorf—
3Latincorbisbasket; basketful
4Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
5Proto-Germanickurbaz—
6Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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