English

subangular

Subangular comes from New Latin subangulāris.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Equivalent to sub- + angular

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

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

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Proto-Italic *angulos

Latin angulus ‘angle, corner’

Latin angulāris

Middle English angular

Every English word from New Latin subangulāris

adj Slightly angular; having rather blunt angles.

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