Etymology of the English word curvet
the English word
curvetderived from the Old Italian word
corvettaderived from the Old French word
courbettederived from the Old French word
courberderived from the Old French word
courbederived from the Vulgar Latin word
curbarederived 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-derived from the Old French word
corvettederived from the Middle Dutch word
corfderived from the Italian word
corvederived 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 curvet in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cavort,
curveted,
curvetingUsage
Word found in Modern English
