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Where does the word "sinus" come from? It comes from Latin sinus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "sinus" come from? It comes from Latin sinus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Sinus’s story begins in Latin: sinus meant “a curve, a hollow.” Literally a curve, a fold, or a hollow. It reached English by 1400s as sinus. Latin 'curve, fold, bay'. Today, sinus means an air-filled cavity in the skull, connected to the nasal passages.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient sinus "a curve, a hollow", literally a curve, a fold, or a hollow.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s sinus "an air-filled cavity in the skull", Latin 'curve, fold, bay'.