Where does “curvy” come from?
Curvy derives from English curve, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, ultimately connected to Latin formations using suffixes -ia, -ivus, and -kos.
curvy (English): Having curves; Buxom or curvaceous; Overweight
Definitions
- Having curves; Buxom or curvaceous; Overweight
Ancestry of “curvy”, 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 |
Words derived from “curvy”