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Where does “curvity” come from?

curvity (English) comes from Latin curvitas, 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.

curvity (English): The state of being curved; a bending in a regular...

Definitions

  1. The state of being curved; a bending in a regular...

Ancestry of “curvity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvitas—
2Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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