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Where does “sinuose” come from?

sinuose (Italian) comes from Italian sinuoso, from Latin sinuosus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.

sinuose (Italian): feminine plural of sinuoso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of sinuoso

Ancestry of “sinuose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansinuososinuous; winding
2Latinsinuosuswinding, sinuous
3Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
4Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
5Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
6Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
8Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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