Where does “dodécagone” come from?

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

dodécagone (French): dodecagon

Definitions

  1. dodecagon

Ancestry of “dodécagone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dodécagone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →