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Where does “undercurve” come from?

undercurve (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.

undercurve (English): The curve formed by the underside of something

Definitions

  1. The curve formed by the underside of something

Ancestry of “undercurve”, step by step

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