Etymology

equiangular

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Today it means: Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square. Full definition →

English angular ← Latin aequi- ← Old Latin aiquos
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  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Englishangular
  7. English todayequiangular

From equi- + angular.

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