Where does “zigzag” come from?
Zigzag comes from French zigzag, a reduplicated form imitating the sharp alternating angles of a back-and-forth pattern.
zigzag (English): a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in...
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- a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in...
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