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Where does “sinuo” come from?

sinuo (Latin) comes from Latin sinus, from Proto-Italic *sinus.

sinuo (Latin): I bend, wind, curve; I hollow out, excavate

Definitions

  1. I bend, wind, curve; I hollow out, excavate

Ancestry of “sinuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
2Proto-Italic*sinus—

Words derived from “sinuo”

  • insinuating
  • insinuate
  • insinuation
  • insinuatingly
  • sinuate
  • insinuative
  • insinuator
  • insinuateth
  • sinuating
  • insinuant
  • subsinuate
  • insinuatory
  • insinuo
  • insinuatrix
  • sinuans
  • sinuandus
  • sinuaturus
  • insinuare
  • insinuator
  • sinuatus
  • insinuate
  • insinuaturus
  • insinuatus
  • insinuandus
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