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
- trigonometric
Ancestry of “trigonometrico”, step by step
trigonometrico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish trigonometría
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | trigonometría | trigonometry |
| 2 | Latin | trigonometria | trigonometry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
via Portuguese trigonometria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | trigonometria | trigonometry |
| 2 | New Latin | trigonometria | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |