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Spiral

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a curve that winds continuously around a fixed central point, moving outward or inward
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Stage 1 of 2
speira
Greek · ancient
"a coil, a twist"
a coil, a twist, anything wound around
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Stage 2 of 2
spiral
English · 1560s
"a curve winding continuously around a central point"
settled as the English word for a curve winding continuously around a center
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