Where does “angulus” come from?

angulus (English) comes from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

angulus (English): An angle or corner, such as the angular portion...

Definitions

  1. An angle or corner, such as the angular portion...

Ancestry of “angulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Latin Angulus →