Where does “polygon” come from?

Polygon comes from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, a compound of πολύς meaning many and -γωνον meaning angled, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús and pleh₁-.

polygon (English): A plane figure bounded by edges that are all...

Definitions

  1. A plane figure bounded by edges that are all...

Ancestry of “polygon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύγωνονpolygon
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “polygon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu