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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—
2Latinangulāris—
3LatinAngulus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “angular”

  • angularity
  • equiangular
  • subangular
  • angularly
  • octangular
  • surangular
  • pentangular
  • hexangular
  • multiangular
  • mesioangular
  • equiangularity
  • biangular
  • unangular
  • distoangular
  • polyangular
  • equiangularly
  • nonangular
  • supraangular
  • heptangular
  • septangular
  • quinquangular
  • decangular
  • anangular
  • inangular
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