Where does “szinusztétel” come from?
szinusztétel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szinusz, from German Sinus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
szinusztétel (Hungarian): law of sines, sine formula, sine law, sine rule a statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles
Definitions
- law of sines, sine formula, sine law, sine rule a statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles
Ancestry of “szinusztétel”, step by step
szinusztétel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szinusz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szinusz | sine |
| 2 | German | Sinus | sine |
| 3 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |