Where does “trigonométrique” come from?
trigonométrique (French) comes from French trigonométrie, 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.
trigonométrique (French): trigonometric
Ancestry of “trigonométrique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | trigonométrie | trigonometry |
| 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 |
Words derived from “trigonométrique”