Where does “tetrakaidecagon” come from?

tetrakaidecagon (English) comes from English gon, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

tetrakaidecagon (English): a polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles

Definitions

  1. a polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles

Ancestry of “tetrakaidecagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgonOne hundredth of a right angle; a gradian;...
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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