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

Definitions

  1. pentagon

Ancestry of “pentàgon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpenta-penta
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentàgon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Ancient Greek πεντα-Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe
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