Where does “peritrigonal” come from?
peritrigonal (English) comes from English trigonal, from English trigon, from French trigone, from Latin trigonum, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ — knee.
peritrigonal (English): Surrounding a trigone
Definitions
- Surrounding a trigone
Ancestry of “peritrigonal”, step by step
peritrigonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trigonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigonal | Triangular; Of or pertaining to a crystal system... |
| 2 | English | trigon | A triangle; An ancient triangular harp of... |
| 3 | French | trigone | — |
| 4 | Latin | trigonum | nominative neuter singular of trigōnus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |