Where does “pentangularly” come from?
pentangularly (English) comes from English pentangular, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
pentangularly (English): In a pentangular manner
Definitions
- In a pentangular manner
Ancestry of “pentangularly”, step by step
pentangularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentangular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentangular | Having five corners or angles |
| 2 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 3 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 4 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 5 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 7 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |