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Where does “triangulus” come from?

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

triangulus (Latin): triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...

Definitions

  1. triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...

Ancestry of “triangulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAngulus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “triangulus”

  • triangle
  • Triangulum
  • triangled
  • foretriangle
  • gyrotriangle
  • pseudotriangle
  • nanotriangle
  • trianglist
  • triangulist
  • triangle wave
  • triangularis
  • triangulum
  • triangolo
  • triangolo rettangolo
  • triangolo ottuso
  • triangolo acuto
  • triangolo ottusangolo
  • triangolo acutangolo
  • triangle
  • triangulaire
  • triangulairement
  • Triangel
  • triângulo
  • triangular
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