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Where does “incurvate” come from?

incurvate (English) comes from Latin incurvatus, from Latin incurvō, from Latin curvo, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

incurvate (English): bending inwards; Curved; bent; crooked; To bend ;...

Definitions

  1. bending inwards; Curved; bent; crooked; To bend ;...

Ancestry of “incurvate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincurvatusbent inwards, curved, having been bowed
2Latinincurvō—
3LatincurvoI crook, bend, bow, curve; dative/ablative...
4Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
5Proto-Italickorwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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