Where does “aerotriangulation” come from?

aerotriangulation (English) comes from English triangulation, from Latin triangulare, from French triangulaire, from Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

aerotriangulation (English): The assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs

Definitions

  1. The assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs

Ancestry of “aerotriangulation”, step by step

aerotriangulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triangulation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriangulationA technique in which distances and directions are...
2Latintriangularenominative neuter singular of triangulāris;...
3Frenchtriangulairetriangular; three-way race, struggle etc
4Latintriangularistriangular
5Latintriangulustriangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...
6LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

via English aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulosEvery word from Latin Angulus