Where does “angle” come from?
angle (Old Occitan) comes from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
Ancestry of “angle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | angulus | corner; angle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
Words derived from “angle”