Where does “triangeldrama” come from?
triangeldrama (Swedish) comes from German Triangel, from Italian triangolo, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
triangeldrama (Swedish): love triangle
Definitions
- love triangle
Ancestry of “triangeldrama”, step by step
triangeldrama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Triangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Triangel | triangle, trigon; triangle |
| 2 | Italian | triangolo | triangle; love triangle; ménage à trois;... |
| 3 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 5 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Swedish drama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | drama | a drama |