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Where does “arcuately” come from?

arcuately (English) comes from English arcuate, from Latin arcuatus, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arcuately (English): In an arcuate way

Definitions

  1. In an arcuate way

Ancestry of “arcuately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharcuatecurved into the shape of a bow
2Latinarcuatuscurved, arched
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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