Where does “angular” come from?

angular (Middle English) comes from Latin angulāris, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

Ancestry of “angular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangulārisangular; square
2LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “angular”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Latin Angulus →