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Where does “gyrose” come from?

gyrose (English) comes from English gyre, from Middle English giren, from French girer, from Italian girare, from Latin gȳrō, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος, from Ancient Greek μίτρα — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

gyrose (English): Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro

Definitions

  1. Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro

Ancestry of “gyrose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgyreA swirling vortex; A circular current, especially...
2Middle Englishgiren—
3Frenchgirerto turn
4Italiangirareto turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,...
5Latingȳrō—
6Latingȳrus—
7Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
8Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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