pentangle
‘five-pointed or five-angled figure’
Lexical development traced from Tamil root:
E. pentangel, pentaungel, pentangell < Gk. penta- combining form of pente ‘five’ < Aeo. pempte + angle < pentuh < penkwe < Tamil aintu
pentangle
‘five-pointed or five-angled figure’
Lexical development traced from Tamil root:
E. pentangel, pentaungel, pentangell < Gk. penta- combining form of pente ‘five’ < Aeo. pempte + angle < pentuh < penkwe < Tamil aintu
English words derived from Tamil aintu connoting ‘the number five’