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

  1. In a pentangular manner

Ancestry of “pentangularly”, step by step

pentangularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pentangular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentangularHaving five corners or angles
2EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
3EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
4EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
5Middle Englishpenetracioun
6Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
7Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-