Where does “triangulately” come from?
triangulately (English) comes from English triangulate, from Latin triangulatus, from Latin angulatus, from Latin angulo, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangulately (English): In a triangulate manner
Definitions
- In a triangulate manner
Ancestry of “triangulately”, step by step
triangulately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triangulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triangulate | to locate by means of triangulation; to pit two... |
| 2 | Latin | triangulatus | three-cornered; triangular |
| 3 | Latin | angulatus | cornered; angular |
| 4 | Latin | angulo | I make angular or cornered |
| 5 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |