Where does “semicurvilinear” come from?

semicurvilinear (English) comes from English curvilinear, from English curve, 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.

semicurvilinear (English): Somewhat or partly curvilinear

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partly curvilinear

Ancestry of “semicurvilinear”, step by step

semicurvilinear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English curvilinear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurvilinearHaving bends; curved; curvilineal; Formed by...
2EnglishcurveBent without angles; crooked; curved; A gentle...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →