Where does “retrocurvature” come from?
retrocurvature (English) comes from English curvature, from Latin curvatura, 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.
retrocurvature (English): backward curvature
Definitions
- backward curvature
Ancestry of “retrocurvature”, step by step
retrocurvature traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English curvature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curvature | The shape of something curved; The extent to... |
| 2 | Latin | curvatura | bend, bending, curvature; arch, vault; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | curvo | I crook, bend, bow, curve; dative/ablative... |
| 4 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English retro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 2 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 3 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 4 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 5 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 6 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |