Where does “sinusoidal” come from?
sinusoidal (Romanian) comes from French sinusoïdal, from French sinusoïde, from French sinus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
sinusoidal (Romanian): sinusoidal
Definitions
- sinusoidal
Ancestry of “sinusoidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sinusoïdal | sinusoidal |
| 2 | French | sinusoïde | sinusoid |
| 3 | French | sinus | sinus; sine |
| 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 |