Etymology

curvy

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Today it means: Having curves. Full definition →

English curve ← Latin curvus ← Proto-Italic *korwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kr̥wós
  3. Proto-Italic*korwos
  4. Latincurvus
  5. Englishcurve
  6. English todaycurvy

From curve + -y.

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