Where does “unciform” come from?
unciform (English) comes from Latin uncus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unciform (English): Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped; The hamate...
Definitions
- Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped; The hamate...
Ancestry of “unciform”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | uncus | hook, barb; a hook used to drag criminals by the... |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |