English
angulometer
Angulometer comes from Latin angulus ‘angle’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos ‘joint?’, and ultimately from *h₂eng- ‘bend, curve’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘bend, curve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂engulos‘joint?’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*angulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle’
- Englishtodayangulometer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘bend, curve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂engulos‘joint?’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*angulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangulus‘angle’
- Englishtodayangulometer
Formed from angulus ‘angle’ + -meter
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘bend, curve’
through Latin angulus ‘angle’
Today it means
noun Any of various instruments for measuring exterior angles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- / angulometer