Where does “gon” come from?

Gon comes from Ancient Greek γωνία, which derives from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu, originally meaning knee before developing to denote angle or corner.

gon (English): One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian;...

Definitions

  1. One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian;...

Ancestry of “gon”, step by step

gon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γωνία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
2Ancient Greekγόνυknee
3Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via English gonna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgonna—
2Englishgoing to—

Words derived from “gon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →