Where does “Triangel” come from?
Triangel (German) comes from Italian triangolo, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
Triangel (German): triangle, trigon; triangle
Definitions
- triangle, trigon; triangle
Ancestry of “Triangel”, step by step
Triangel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian triangolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | triangolo | triangle; love triangle; ménage à trois;... |
| 2 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via French triangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | triangle | triangle polygon |