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Where does “curvicaudate” come from?

curvicaudate (English) 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.

curvicaudate (English): Having a curved or crooked tail

Definitions

  1. Having a curved or crooked tail

Ancestry of “curvicaudate”, 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
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