Where does “cosinus” come from?
cosinus (Dutch) comes from New Latin cosinus, from Latin complementi sinus.
cosinus (Dutch): cosine
Definitions
- cosine
Ancestry of “cosinus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | cosinus | co-pocket |
| 2 | Latin | complementi sinus | — |