Where does “angular” come from?

Angular derives from Middle English anguler, from Latin angularis, from Latin angulus meaning "corner or angle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos and ang-.

angular (English): Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles;...

Definitions

  1. Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles;...

Ancestry of “angular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishangular—
2Latinangulārisangular; square
3LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “angular”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Latin Angulus →