Etymology of the English word curtate
the English word
curtatederived from the Latin word
curtatusderived from the Late Latin word
curtare (shorten, cut short, abbreviate)
derived from the Latin word
curtus (mutilated; incomplete, missing a part)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-Date
The earliest known usage of curtate in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
