Etymology of the English word curve
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-Date
The earliest known usage of curve in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
curvy,
curvaceous,
excurved,
curved,
curvingCognates
Catalan
corb, Dutch
curve, French
courbe, German
Kurve, Italian
corvo, Latin
corvus, Norwegian
kurve, Spanish
corvo, Swedish
kurvaUsage
Word found in Modern English
