Etymology

incurve

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Today it means: To cause something to curve inwards. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kr̥wós
  10. Proto-Italic*korwos
  11. Latincurvus
  12. Englishcurve
  13. English todayincurve

From in- + curve.

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