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Where does “triangularly” come from?

triangularly (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.

triangularly (English): In a triangular manner

Definitions

  1. In a triangular manner

Ancestry of “triangularly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriangularShaped like a triangle; Of, or pertaining to,...
2Latintriangularenominative neuter singular of triangulāris;...
3Frenchtriangulairetriangular; three-way race, struggle etc
4Latintriangularistriangular
5Latintriangulustriangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...
6LatinAngulus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
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