Where does “driehoekig” come from?
driehoekig (Dutch) comes from Dutch Driehoek, from Middle Dutch driehoec, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
driehoekig (Dutch): triangular
Definitions
- triangular
Ancestry of “driehoekig”, step by step
driehoekig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Driehoek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Driehoek | Triangulum |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | driehoec | — |
| 3 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 5 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |