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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguluscorner; angle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “angle”

  • angle
  • angles
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