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
- A plane figure bounded by edges that are all...
Ancestry of “polygon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
Words derived from “polygon”