Where does “angularity” come from?
Angularity comes from English angular with the French suffix -ité, from Latin angularis meaning "having corners or angles," derived from Latin angulus meaning "corner or angle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos.
angularity (English): The property or characteristic of possessing...
Definitions
- The property or characteristic of possessing...
Ancestry of “angularity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 4 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “angularity”