Where does “trigonometrist” come from?
trigonometrist (English) comes from English trigonometry, from Latin trigonometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
trigonometrist (English): One who does trigonometry
Definitions
- One who does trigonometry
Ancestry of “trigonometrist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | trigonometry | The branch of mathematics that deals with the... |
| 2 | Latin | trigonometria | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |