Where does “segi tiga” come from?
segi tiga (Malay) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
segi tiga (Malay): triangle polygon
Definitions
- triangle polygon
Ancestry of “segi tiga”, step by step
segi tiga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English triangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triangle | A polygon with three sides and three angles; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | triangle | — |
| 3 | Old French | triangle | — |
| 4 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 6 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Malay tigă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tigă | Obsolete spelling of tiga |
| 2 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |
via Malay segi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | segi | — |