Where does “тангенс” come from?

тангенс (Kazakh) comes from Russian тангенс, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

тангенс (Kazakh): tangent in trigonometry

Definitions

  1. tangent in trigonometry

Ancestry of “тангенс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтангенсtangent
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 →