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Where does “anfractuosity” come from?

anfractuosity (English) comes from Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus, from Latin frango, from Proto-Italic frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- — to break.

anfractuosity (English): A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in...

Definitions

  1. A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in...

Ancestry of “anfractuosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanfractuosuswinding
2Latinanfractuswinding, bending; crooked, bent; bend, curve,...
3LatinfrangoI break, shatter; I vanquish, defeat utterly
4Proto-Italicfrangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreg-to break
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