Where does “sinuozitate” come from?
sinuozitate (Romanian) comes from Romanian sinuos, from French sinueux, from Latin sinuosus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
sinuozitate (Romanian): sinuosity
Ancestry of “sinuozitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | sinuos | — |
| 2 | French | sinueux | sinuous, winding, meandering, serpentine;... |
| 3 | Latin | sinuosus | winding, sinuous |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |