Where does “flexuous” come from?
flexuous (English) comes from Latin flexuosus, from Latin flexus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
flexuous (English): winding from side to side; sinuous
Definitions
- winding from side to side; sinuous
Ancestry of “flexuous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | flexuosus | tortuous, flexuous, crooked; sinuous, winding,... |
| 2 | Latin | flexus | a bending, turning, winding; a transition,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “flexuous”