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Where does “sinusoidale” come from?

sinusoidale (Italian) comes from Italian sinusoide, from Italian -oide, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

sinusoidale (Italian): sinusoidal

Definitions

  1. sinusoidal

Ancestry of “sinusoidale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansinusoidesine wave, sine curve, sinusoid; sinusoid
2Italian-oide-oid
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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