Etymology of the English word curvaceous
the English word
curvaceousderived from the English word
curvederived from the Classical Latin word
curvare (bend, arch, make curved)
derived from the Latin word
curvus (curved, bent, arched)
derived from the Latin word
curvoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
using the Latin prefix
ri-using the English suffix
-aceousderived from the Latin suffix
-aceusUsage
Word found in Modern English
