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Where does “γωνίᾱ” come from?

γωνίᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

γωνίᾱ (Ancient Greek): corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone

Definitions

  1. corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone

Ancestry of “γωνίᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγόνυknee
2Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “γωνίᾱ”

  • diagonal
  • diagonally
  • gon
  • trigonometry
  • trigonometric
  • tetragonal
  • trigonal
  • goniometer
  • tridiagonal
  • decagon
  • subdiagonal
  • gonioscopy
  • dodecagon
  • diagonalize
  • bidiagonal
  • diagonalizable
  • goniometry
  • goniometric
  • nondiagonal
  • trigon
  • superdiagonal
  • nonagon
  • ditetragonal
  • diagonality
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