Etymology of the English word decurved
the English word
decurvedusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
curvedderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English