Etymograph

English

angular

Angular comes from Latin angulus ‘angle, corner’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos ‘joint?’, and ultimately from *h₂eng- ‘bend, curve’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘bend, curve’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂engulos‘joint?’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*angulosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle, corner’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulāris
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angular
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2008same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘bend, curve’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂engulos‘joint?’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*angulosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle, corner’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulāris
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angular
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2008same form

Earliest quotation: 2008, Helen Gilhooly: “In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘bend, curve’

ankle, 9 more

through Latin angulus ‘angle, corner’

angle, triangulation, 5 more

Today it means

adj Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- / angular

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