Where does “angular” come from?

angular (Romanian) comes from French angulaire, from Latin angulāris, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

angular (Romanian): angular

Definitions

  1. angular

Ancestry of “angular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchangulaireangular
2Latinangulārisangular; square
3LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Latin Angulus →