English
triggernometry
Blend of trigger + trigonometry.
A blend of trigger + trigonometry
Proto-Indo-European *dreg- ‘to pull’
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Old Dutch *trecken
Middle Dutch trecken ‘to pull or draw to oneself’
Dutch trekken ‘to drag, draw, pull’
Dutch trekker ‘pull’
English trigger
New Latin trigōnometria
English trigonometry
Today it means
noun The theory and study of firearms and shooting.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “triggernometry”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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