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Where does “perigon” come from?

perigon (English) comes from English perigonium, from English -gonium, from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

perigon (English): A round angle; a full circle; A perianth or a...

Definitions

  1. A round angle; a full circle; A perianth or a...

Ancestry of “perigon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperigoniumThe sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the...
2English-gonium—
3Ancient Greekγονήoffspring; that which engenders, seed; act of...
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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