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Where does “-gon” come from?

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

-gon (Catalan): -gon

Definitions

  1. -gon

Ancestry of “-gon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-gon”

  • polígon
  • pentàgon
  • pentagonal
  • decàgon
  • decagonal
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