Where does “curvature” come from?
Curvature comes from Latin curvatura, derived from Latin curvare, from Latin curvus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or bend.
curvature (English): The shape of something curved; The extent to...
Definitions
- The shape of something curved; The extent to...
Ancestry of “curvature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | curvatura | bend, bending, curvature; arch, vault; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | curvo | I crook, bend, bow, curve; dative/ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |