Where does “seconde d'angle” come from?
seconde d'angle (French) comes from French Angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.
seconde d'angle (French): A second, 1/60 of a minute, or 1/3.600 of a...
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- A second, 1/60 of a minute, or 1/3.600 of a...
Ancestry of “seconde d'angle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Angle | — |
| 2 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 3 | Old French | Angle | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |