Where does “trigone” come from?
trigone (French) comes from Latin trigonum, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
Ancestry of “trigone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trigonum | nominative neuter singular of trigōnus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |