Where does “sinuating” come from?
sinuating (English) comes from English sinuate, from Latin sinuatus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
sinuating (English): Curvy or wavy; present participle of sinuate
Definitions
- Curvy or wavy; present participle of sinuate
Ancestry of “sinuating”, step by step
sinuating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sinuate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sinuate | To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to... |
| 2 | Latin | sinuatus | bent |
| 3 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |