Etymology of the English word curfew
the English word
curfewderived from the Old French word
cuevrefeuderived from the Old French word
covrirderived from the Late Latin word
cooperire (cover wholly, completely, cover up)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
operire (cover; bury; overspread)
derived from the Latin word
aperire (uncover, open, disclose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of curfew in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
