Where does “triangular” come from?
triangular (Catalan) comes from Late Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangular (Catalan): triangular; to triangulate
Definitions
- triangular; to triangulate
Ancestry of “triangular”, step by step
triangular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin triangularis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | triangularis | triangular |
| 2 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 3 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Catalan la:triangulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | la:triangulus | — |