Where does “corvette” come from?
corvette (Italian) comes from Italian corvetta, from French corvette, from Middle Dutch korf, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
corvette (Italian): plural of corvetta
Definitions
- plural of corvetta
Ancestry of “corvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | corvetta | corvette, sloop |
| 2 | French | corvette | corvette |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | korf | — |
| 4 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |