english (n2)
‘spin imparted to a ball’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
F. anglé ‘angled’ < anglais ‘English’ < O.F. angle ‘an angle, a corner’ < Lat. angulus ‘an angle, a corner’ < ing < ang-/ank- < Tamil aṅku
english (n2)
English words derived from Tamil aṅku connotating 'bend'