Where does “פוליגון” come from?
פוליגון (Hebrew) comes from English polygon, 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.
פוליגון (Hebrew): A polygon, a plane figure bounded by straight...
Definitions
- A polygon, a plane figure bounded by straight...
Ancestry of “פוליגון”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | polygon | A plane figure bounded by edges that are all... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνος | — |
| 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 |