Where does “triangulate” come from?
triangulate (Latin) comes from Latin triangulatus, from Latin angulatus, from Latin angulo, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of triangulātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of triangulātus
Ancestry of “triangulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triangulatus | three-cornered; triangular |
| 2 | Latin | angulatus | cornered; angular |
| 3 | Latin | angulo | I make angular or cornered |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |