Where does “untortuous” come from?
untortuous (English) comes from English tortuous, from Middle English tortuous, from Latin tortuōsus, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
untortuous (English): Not tortuous
Definitions
- Not tortuous
Ancestry of “untortuous”, step by step
untortuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tortuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tortuous | Twisted; having many turns; convoluted; Oblique;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tortuous | — |
| 3 | Latin | tortuōsus | twisting, tortuous |
| 4 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |