Where does “pentágono” come from?

pentágono (Galician) comes from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

pentágono (Galician): pentagon

Definitions

  1. pentagon

Ancestry of “pentágono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpentagonumpentaphyllon
2Ancient Greekπεντάγωνονpentagon
3Ancient Greekπεντάγωνοςfive-angled
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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