Where does “curbus” come from?
curbus (Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “curbus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “curbus”