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Where does “curva” come from?

curva (Italian) comes 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.

curva (Italian): bend, curve, trajectory; The bank of seats at the...

Definitions

  1. bend, curve, trajectory; The bank of seats at the...

Ancestry of “curva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
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

Words derived from “curva”

  • curvet
  • curva
  • controcurva
  • corvette
  • corvetta
  • corva
  • curve
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