Where does “trigonométrie” come from?
trigonométrie (French) comes 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.
trigonométrie (French): trigonometry
Definitions
- trigonometry
Ancestry of “trigonométrie”, step by step
trigonométrie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trigonometria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trigonometria | trigonometry |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
via New Latin trigonometria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | trigonometria | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |