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Where does “quinquangular” come from?

quinquangular (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.

quinquangular (English): Having five angles or corners

Definitions

  1. Having five angles or corners

Ancestry of “quinquangular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangularRelating or pertaining to an angle or angles;...
2Middle Englishangular—
3Latinangulāris—
4LatinAngulus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
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