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Where does “U-shapedness” come from?

U-shapedness (English) comes from English U-shaped, from English U, from Middle English v, from Old English u, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ.

U-shapedness (English): The quality of being U-shaped

Definitions

  1. The quality of being U-shaped

Ancestry of “U-shapedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishU-shapedShaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the...
2EnglishUA U-turn; Abbreviation of university;...
3Middle Englishv—
4Old Englishu—
5LatinF—
6Old Englishᚠ—
7Etruscan𐌅ve
8Ancient Greekϝ{{l|en|digamma}}
9Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
10Egyptian𓏲—
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