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Where does “polygonness” come from?

polygonness (English) comes from English polygon, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

polygonness (English): The state of being a polygon

Definitions

  1. The state of being a polygon

Ancestry of “polygonness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolygonA plane figure bounded by edges that are all...
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνον—
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνος—
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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