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Where does “curvatura” come from?

curvatura (Latin) comes from Latin curvo, 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.

curvatura (Latin): bend, bending, curvature; arch, vault; nominative...

Definitions

  1. bend, bending, curvature; arch, vault; nominative...

Ancestry of “curvatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincurvoI crook, bend, bow, curve; dative/ablative...
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 “curvatura”

  • curvature
  • curvet
  • curva
  • isocurvature
  • anticurvature
  • courb
  • retrocurvature
  • supercurvature
  • curvaton
  • curvare
  • curvatura
  • curvar
  • curvo
  • curvità
  • curvato
  • curvatura
  • controcurva
  • curve
  • corvette
  • corvetta
  • corva
  • curva
  • curvare
  • curvimetro
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