Etymology of the English word uncinate
the English word
uncinatederived from the Latin word
uncinatus (furnished with a hook; hooked)
derived from the Late Latin word
uncinus (hook)
derived from the Classical Latin word
uncus (hook; hook, barb, clamp; hooked, curved, bent in)
derived from the Greek word
kerkos, κέρκος
derived from the Greek word
onkos, ὄγκος (a mass (as bending or bulging by its load); burden (hindrance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-Date
The earliest known usage of uncinate in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
