Where does “polygonometry” come from?

polygonometry (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.

polygonometry (English): The mensuration of polygons

Definitions

  1. The mensuration of polygons

Ancestry of “polygonometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolygonA plane figure bounded by edges that are all...
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνονpolygon
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →