Where does “curving” come from?
Curving derives from English curve, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or separate.
curving (English): present participle of curve; A shape or motion...
Definitions
- present participle of curve; A shape or motion...
Ancestry of “curving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curve | Bent without angles; crooked; curved; A gentle... |
| 2 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |