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Where does “anguler” come from?

anguler (Middle English) comes from Latin angularis, from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

Ancestry of “anguler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangularisangular; square; placed at corners; second-person...
2Latinanguluscorner; angle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “anguler”

  • angular
  • angularity
  • equiangular
  • subangular
  • angularly
  • octangular
  • surangular
  • pentangular
  • hexangular
  • multiangular
  • mesioangular
  • equiangularity
  • biangular
  • unangular
  • distoangular
  • polyangular
  • equiangularly
  • nonangular
  • supraangular
  • heptangular
  • septangular
  • quinquangular
  • decangular
  • anangular
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