Where does “clothoidal” come from?

clothoidal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

clothoidal (English): Having the form of a clothoid

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a clothoid

Ancestry of “clothoidal”, step by step

clothoidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English clothoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclothoidA plane curve whose curvature at any point is...
2Ancient Greekκλώθωto spin; I spin; spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →