Where does “πολύγωνον” come from?

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

πολύγωνον (Ancient Greek): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “πολύγωνον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “πολύγωνον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ