Etymology

scalene

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Today it means: Having sides all unequal in length. Full definition →

Late Latin scalēnus ← Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκᾰληνός“uneven, unequal”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromscalēnus“of unequal sides”
  3. English todayscalene

Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

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