Where does “angola” come from?
angola (Maltese) comes from Italian angolare, from Italian angolo, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
angola (Maltese): to angulate
Definitions
- to angulate
Ancestry of “angola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | angolare | angular; pitched; to angle |
| 2 | Italian | angolo | angle, corner; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |