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Where does “Vieleck” come from?

Vieleck (German) 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.

Vieleck (German): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “Vieleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolygonumpolygon
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνον—
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνος—
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “Vieleck”

  • vieleckig
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