Where does “supercurvature” come from?

supercurvature (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.

supercurvature (English): The curvature of spacetime in higher dimensions

Definitions

  1. The curvature of spacetime in higher dimensions

Ancestry of “supercurvature”, step by step

supercurvature traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English curvature

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurvatureThe shape of something curved; The extent to...
2Latincurvaturabend, bending, curvature; arch, vault; nominative...
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

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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