Where does “poligonale” come from?

poligonale (Italian) comes from Italian poligono, from Late Latin polygōnum, 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.

poligonale (Italian): polygonal

Definitions

  1. polygonal

Ancestry of “poligonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpoligonopolygon
2Late Latinpolygōnum
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνονpolygon
4Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
5Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
6Ancient Greekγόνυknee
7Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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