Where does “tangenza” come from?

tangenza (Italian) comes from Italian tangente, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tangenza (Italian): tangency

Definitions

  1. tangency

Ancestry of “tangenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantangentetangent, tangential; tangent; cut, rake-off,...
2Latintangenstouching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;...
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →