Where does “Pentagonese” come from?
Pentagonese (English) comes from English Pentagon, from Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu — knee.
Pentagonese (English): The jargon used by the United States Department of Defense
Definitions
- The jargon used by the United States Department of Defense
Ancestry of “Pentagonese”, step by step
Pentagonese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pentagon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentagon | The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| 2 | Middle French | pentagone | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | pentagonum | pentaphyllon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνον | pentagon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνος | five-angled |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |