Etymograph

English

angulate

Angulate comes from Classical Latin angulātus ‘angular’, from angulus ‘angle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *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. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle’next step skipped: Classical Latin angulō
  5. Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulātus‘angular’
  6. Englishtodayangulate

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. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle’next step skipped: Classical Latin angulō
  5. Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulātus‘angular’
  6. Englishtodayangulate

Linked words

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

ankle, 9 more

through Classical Latin angulus ‘angle’

angle, triangulation, 5 more

Another origin of angulate

  1. Late Latinmodernangulāt-
  2. Englishtodayangulate

Today it means

adj Shaped with corners or angles.

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

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

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