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Where does “ennagono” come from?

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

ennagono (Italian): nonagon

Definitions

  1. nonagon

Ancestry of “ennagono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-gono-gon
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “ennagono”

  • ennagonale
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