Sinuate
/ˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/noun
To make or be shaped with curves, bends, or waves.
Did you know?Its root is tied to Latin sinus, meaning a curve, fold, or hollow, the same family that later gave English words for things that bend, fold, and even shelter the body.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sei-
“to bind, tie, or twist”
Latin
Latin
sinus
“a curve, fold, hollow, or bosom”
Late Latin
Latin
sinuatus
“bent, curved, or folded”
Late Middle English
English
sinuate
“to bend or curve in a winding form”
Modern English
English
sinuate
“having a wavy or deeply indented outline; to make wavy or curved”