Where does “polygone” come from?

polygone (French) comes from Latin polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

polygone (French): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “polygone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolygonumpolygon
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνονpolygon
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “polygone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ