Where does “curvelessness” come from?
curvelessness (English) comes from English curveless, from English curve, 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.
curvelessness (English): Absence of curves
Ancestry of “curvelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | curveless | Devoid of curves |
| 2 | English | curve | Bent without angles; crooked; curved; A gentle... |
| 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 |