Where does “triangulum” come from?
triangulum (Latin) comes from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangulum (Latin): triangle; nominative neuter singular of...
Definitions
- triangle; nominative neuter singular of...
Ancestry of “triangulum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 2 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |