Where does “slurve” come from?
slurve (English) comes 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.
slurve (English): A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as...
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- A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as...
Ancestry of “slurve”, step by step
slurve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English curve
| 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 |
via English slider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slider | one who slides; A sliding door; A pitch thrown... |
| 2 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 4 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |