Sinuous
/ˈsɪn.ju.əs/noun
Having many bends and curves; winding or serpentine.
Did you know?Sinuous comes from Latin sinus, meaning a curve, fold, or hollow—an ancient word that also gave English words tied to bays, pockets, and even the chest’s “bosom” shape.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sei-
“to bend, to curve”
Latin
Latin
sinus
“a curve, fold, hollow, or bay”
Late Latin
Latin
sinuosus
“full of bends; winding”
Late Middle English
English
sinuous
“curving, winding, full of bends”
Modern English
English
sinuous
“having many curves or turns”