Where does “radians” come from?
radians (French) comes from French radian, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
radians (French): plural of radian
Ancestry of “radians”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | radian | radian |
| 2 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 3 | English | -án | — |
| 4 | Middle English | -an | — |