Where does “trigono” come from?

trigono (Italian) comes from Latin trigonus, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

trigono (Italian): trigonal; triangular

Definitions

  1. trigonal; triangular

Ancestry of “trigono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrigonustrigonal; three-angled; having three angles
2Ancient Greekτρίγωνοςthree-cornered; three-sided
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “trigono”

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