English
aduncity
Aduncity comes from Latin aduncitās ‘hookedness’, and goes back to uncus ‘a hook’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEuncus‘a hook’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaduncus‘hooked, bent, curved’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaduncitās‘hookedness’
- Englishtodayaduncity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEuncus‘a hook’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaduncus‘hooked, bent, curved’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaduncitās‘hookedness’
- Englishtodayaduncity
Every English word from Latin uncus
Today it means
noun Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin uncus / aduncity