Where does “tangencial” come from?

tangencial (Spanish) comes from Catalan tangent, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tangencial (Spanish): tangential

Definitions

  1. tangential

Ancestry of “tangencial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantangenttangent
2Latintangenstouching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;...
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tangencial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →