Where does “тригонометрический” come from?
тригонометрический (Russian) comes from Russian тригономе́трия, from Latin trigonometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
тригонометрический (Russian): trigonometric
Definitions
- trigonometric
Ancestry of “тригонометрический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тригономе́трия | trigonometry |
| 2 | Latin | trigonometria | trigonometry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |