Where does “polygonous” come from?

polygonous (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.

polygonous (English): polygonal

Definitions

  1. polygonal

Ancestry of “polygonous”, 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
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