Where does “poligonal” come from?

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

poligonal (Catalan): polygonal

Definitions

  1. polygonal

Ancestry of “poligonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpolígonpolygon
2Catalan-gongon
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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