Where does “curve” come from?
curve (Italian) comes from Italian curva, 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.
curve (Italian): feminine plural of curvo; plural of curva
Definitions
- feminine plural of curvo; plural of curva
Ancestry of “curve”, step by step
curve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian curva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | curva | bend, curve, trajectory; The bank of seats at the... |
| 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 Italian curvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | curvo | curved, bent, twisty; bent, stooping;... |