Where does “pentàgon” come from?
pentàgon (Catalan) comes from Catalan penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
pentàgon (Catalan): pentagon
Ancestry of “pentàgon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | penta- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντα- | penta-, five; five |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “pentàgon”