Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “πεντάγωνος” come from?

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

πεντάγωνος (Ancient Greek): five-angled

Definitions

  1. five-angled

Ancestry of “πεντάγωνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
2Ancient Greekγόνυknee
3Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “πεντάγωνος”

  • pentagon
  • pentagonal
  • pentagonally
  • subpentagonal
  • pentagonous
  • pentagonum
  • pentágono
  • pentagonal
  • pentagonale
  • pentagono
  • pentágono
  • πεντάγωνον
  • pentágono
  • pentagone
  • pentagonum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →