Where does “trigonous” come from?
trigonous (English) comes from Latin trigonus, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
trigonous (English): trigonal
Ancestry of “trigonous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trigonus | trigonal; three-angled; having three angles |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |