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Where does “tetragon” come from?

tetragon (English) comes from French tétragone, from French -gone, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

tetragon (English): Quadrilateral; An aspect of two planets with...

Definitions

  1. Quadrilateral; An aspect of two planets with...

Ancestry of “tetragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtétragonetetragon; tetragonal
2French-gone-gon
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “tetragon”

  • tetragonal
  • ditetragonal
  • tetragonally
  • tetragonality
  • nontetragonal
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