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Where does “pentagonale” come from?

pentagonale (Italian) comes from Italian pentagono, from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

pentagonale (Italian): pentagonal

Definitions

  1. pentagonal

Ancestry of “pentagonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentagonopentagon
2Late Latinpentagonumpentaphyllon
3Ancient Greekπεντάγωνονpentagon
4Ancient Greekπεντάγωνοςfive-angled
5Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
6Ancient Greekγόνυknee
7Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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