Where does “angular” come from?

angular (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Ângulo, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

angular (Portuguese): angular; to bend so it forms an angle

Definitions

  1. angular; to bend so it forms an angle

Ancestry of “angular”, step by step

angular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Ângulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseÂnguloedge, corner
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

via Latin angulāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangulārisangular; square

Words derived from “angular”

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