Where does “trisinuate” come from?
trisinuate (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.
trisinuate (English): Having three sinuses
Definitions
- Having three sinuses
Ancestry of “trisinuate”, step by step
trisinuate 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 |