Where does “Kurvenminimum” come from?
Kurvenminimum (German) comes from German Kurve, from Latin curva, 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.
Kurvenminimum (German): minimum
Definitions
- minimum
Ancestry of “Kurvenminimum”, step by step
Kurvenminimum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kurve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurve | bend |
| 2 | Latin | curva | nominative feminine singular of curvus;... |
| 3 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German Minimum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minimum | minimum |
| 2 | Latin | minimum | accusative masculine singular of minimus;... |
| 3 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |