Where does “tetragono” come from?

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

tetragono (Italian): tetragonal; resolute, steadfast; tetragon

Definitions

  1. tetragonal; resolute, steadfast; tetragon

Ancestry of “tetragono”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tetragono”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →