Where does “obtriangular” come from?
obtriangular (English) comes from English triangular, from Latin triangulare, from French triangulaire, from Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
obtriangular (English): triangular with the apex downwards
Definitions
- triangular with the apex downwards
Ancestry of “obtriangular”, step by step
obtriangular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triangular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triangular | Shaped like a triangle; Of, or pertaining to,... |
| 2 | Latin | triangulare | nominative neuter singular of triangulāris;... |
| 3 | French | triangulaire | triangular; three-way race, struggle etc |
| 4 | Latin | triangularis | triangular |
| 5 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 6 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via English ob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ob | a halfpenny; an objection; the obese gene |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |