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Where does “eptagonale” come from?

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

eptagonale (Italian): Alternative form of ettagonale

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ettagonale

Ancestry of “eptagonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianeptagonoAlternative form of ettagono
2Italian-gono-gon
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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