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Where does “πολύγονον” come from?

πολύγονον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολύγονος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πολύγονον (Ancient Greek): Either of two plants

Definitions

  1. Either of two plants

Ancestry of “πολύγονον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύγονος—
2Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πολύγονον”

  • polygonaceous
  • polygony
  • polygonium
  • Polygonaceae
  • Polygonum
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