Where does “decàgon” come from?

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

decàgon (Catalan): decagon

Definitions

  1. decagon

Ancestry of “decàgon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “decàgon”

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