Where does “triangulate” come from?
triangulate (English) comes from Latin triangulatus, from Latin angulatus, from Latin angulo, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangulate (English): to locate by means of triangulation; to pit two...
Definitions
- to locate by means of triangulation; to pit two...
Ancestry of “triangulate”, step by step
triangulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin triangulatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triangulatus | three-cornered; triangular |
| 2 | Latin | angulatus | cornered; angular |
| 3 | Latin | angulo | I make angular or cornered |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Latin triangulum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 3 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |