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Where does “triangulare” come from?

triangulare (Latin) comes from French triangulaire, from Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

triangulare (Latin): nominative neuter singular of triangulāris;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of triangulāris;...

Ancestry of “triangulare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriangulairetriangular; three-way race, struggle etc
2Latintriangularistriangular
3Latintriangulustriangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...
4LatinAngulus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “triangulare”

  • triangulation
  • retriangulation
  • phototriangulation
  • pseudotriangulation
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