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Where does “-gono” come from?

-gono (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

-gono (Italian): -gon

Definitions

  1. -gon

Ancestry of “-gono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
2Ancient Greekγόνυknee
3Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “-gono”

  • trigono
  • trigonometria
  • eptagonale
  • ennagono
  • decagono
  • dodecagono
  • eptagono
  • decagonale
  • trigonale
  • ditrigonale
  • ennagonale
  • nonagono
  • ditetragonale
  • tetragonale
  • trigonometrico
  • tetragono
  • esadecagono
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