Latin
curvus
‘bent, crooked, curved’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin curvus.
17 English words in this record descend from Latin curvus, most familiar first.
- curve
- curb ← courbe
- recurve ← recurvō ← curvo
- corbe
- courb ← courben ← courber ← curvō
- curvet ← corvetta ← curva ← curva
- curvate ← (y)curvat(e) ← curvātus ← curvō
- curvity ← curvitas
- curvicostate
- curvograph
- curvicaudate
- curviserial
More words from curvus
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Etymograph / Latin curvus