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Where does “gonion” come from?

gonion (English) comes from English -ion, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

gonion (English): An anthropometric landmark located at the most...

Definitions

  1. An anthropometric landmark located at the most...

Ancestry of “gonion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ionan action or process, or the result of an action...
2Ancient Greekἀπόγειονapogee, greatest distance from the Earth
3Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “gonion”

  • gonial
  • intergonial
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