Where does “τρίγωνος” come from?

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

τρίγωνος (Ancient Greek): three-cornered; three-sided

Definitions

  1. three-cornered; three-sided

Ancestry of “τρίγωνος”, step by step

τρίγωνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γωνία

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

via Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίᾱcorner; angle

Words derived from “τρίγωνος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →