Where does “46-gon” come from?

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

46-gon (English): A polygon with forty six sides and forty six angles

Definitions

  1. A polygon with forty six sides and forty six angles

Ancestry of “46-gon”, step by step

46-gon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgonOne hundredth of a right angle; a gradian;...
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via English 46

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English46Joe Biden, as the forty-sixth president of the United States
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu