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Where does “incurvans” come from?

incurvans (Latin) comes from Latin incurvō, 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.

incurvans (Latin): bending inwards, curving

Definitions

  1. bending inwards, curving

Ancestry of “incurvans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincurvō—
2LatincurvoI crook, bend, bow, curve; dative/ablative...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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