Where does “polygony” come from?
polygony (English) comes from Latin polygonium, from Ancient Greek πολύγονον, from Ancient Greek πολύγονος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polygony (English): Any plant of the genus "Polygonum", especially...
Definitions
- Any plant of the genus "Polygonum", especially...
Ancestry of “polygony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | polygonium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύγονον | Either of two plants |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύγονος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |