Where does “triangelidraama” come from?
triangelidraama (Finnish) comes from Finnish triangeli, from German Triangel, from Italian triangolo, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangelidraama (Finnish): triangle drama, love triangle
Definitions
- triangle drama, love triangle
Ancestry of “triangelidraama”, step by step
triangelidraama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish triangeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | triangeli | triangle |
| 2 | German | Triangel | triangle, trigon; triangle |
| 3 | Italian | triangolo | triangle; love triangle; ménage à trois;... |
| 4 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 6 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Finnish draama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | draama | drama |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |