Where does “cinta segi tiga” come from?

cinta segi tiga (Malay) comes from Malay segi tiga, from English triangle, from Middle English triangle, from Old French triangle, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos — curve, bend.

cinta segi tiga (Malay): love triangle

Definitions

  1. love triangle

Ancestry of “cinta segi tiga”, step by step

cinta segi tiga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay segi tiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysegi tigatriangle polygon
2EnglishtriangleA polygon with three sides and three angles; A...
3Middle Englishtriangle
4Old Frenchtriangle
5Latintriangulumtriangle; nominative neuter singular of...
6Latintriangulustriangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...
7LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

via Malay cinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycintafeeling of love; strong attachment towards...
2Sanskritचिन्ताthinking, sad, care, anxiety, consideration
3Sanskritचिन्त्to think, have a thought or idea
4Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via English love triangle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlove triangleA situation in which two people vie for the love...

Words derived from “cinta segi tiga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulosEvery word from Latin Angulus