Where does “nonangular” come from?
nonangular (English) comes from English angular, from Middle English angular, from Latin angulāris, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
nonangular (English): Not angular
Definitions
- Not angular
Ancestry of “nonangular”, step by step
nonangular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English angular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angular | Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles;... |
| 2 | Middle English | angular | — |
| 3 | Latin | angulāris | angular; square |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |