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Where does “corvè” come from?

corvè (Italian) comes from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Latin conrogāta, from Latin corrogo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

corvè (Italian): fatigue; drudgery; corvée

Definitions

  1. fatigue; drudgery; corvée

Ancestry of “corvè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorvéecorvee; drudgery, chore; fatigue
2Middle Frenchcorvee—
3Old Frenchcorvee—
4Latinconrogāta—
5LatincorrogoI bring together ; collect; I invite someone to...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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