Where does β€œU-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 πŒ…, from Ancient Greek ϝ.

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

Definitions

  1. The quality of being U-shaped

Ancestry of β€œU-shapedness”, step by step

U-shapedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English U-shaped

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishU-shapedShaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the...
2EnglishUA U-turn; Abbreviation of university;...
3Middle Englishvβ€”
4Old Englishua letter of the Old English alphabet
5LatinFβ€”
6Old Englishᚠthe first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh
7EtruscanπŒ…ve
8Ancient Greekϝ{{l|en|digamma}}
9Phoenician𐀅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
10Egyptian𓏲—

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid SΓ‘lbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesseβ€”
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-GermanicnasjΔ…foothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannΓ©hβ‚‚snose
Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 β†’Every word from Phoenician 𐀅 β†’Every word from Ancient Greek ϝ β†’