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Where does “trigonometrico” come from?

trigonometrico (Italian) comes from Spanish trigonometría, 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.

trigonometrico (Italian): trigonometric

Definitions

  1. trigonometric

Ancestry of “trigonometrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrigonometría—
2Latintrigonometria—
3Ancient Greekτρίγωνονtriangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the...
4Ancient Greekτρίγωνοςthree-cornered; three-sided
5Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
6Ancient Greekγόνυknee
7Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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