myEtymology.com: English etymology of trigonometry

Etymology of the English word trigonometry

the English word trigonometry

derived from the Latin word trigonometria (trigonometry)

derived from the Greek word trigonon, τρίγωνον

derived from the Latin word trigone

using the Latin suffix -métrie

The earliest known usage of trigonometry in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English