Where does “ペンタゴン” come from?

ペンタゴン (Japanese) comes from English Pentagon, from Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu — knee.

ペンタゴン (Japanese): the Pentagon

Definitions

  1. the Pentagon

Ancestry of “ペンタゴン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPentagonThe headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
2Middle Frenchpentagone
3Late Latinpentagonumpentaphyllon
4Ancient Greekπεντάγωνονpentagon
5Ancient Greekπεντάγωνοςfive-angled
6Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
7Ancient Greekγόνυknee
8Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ