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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | segi tiga | triangle polygon |
| 2 | English | triangle | A polygon with three sides and three angles; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | triangle | — |
| 4 | Old French | triangle | — |
| 5 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 7 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Malay cinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cinta | feeling of love; strong attachment towards... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चिन्ता | thinking, sad, care, anxiety, consideration |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चिन्त् | to think, have a thought or idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चित् | API 1 P; comprehend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |
via English love triangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | love triangle | A situation in which two people vie for the love... |