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Where does “angolo” come from?

angolo (Italian) comes from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

angolo (Italian): angle, corner; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. angle, corner; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “angolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAngulus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “angolo”

  • equiangolo
  • obliquangolo
  • quadrangolo
  • ottangolo
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