Where does “펜타곤” come from?
펜타곤 (Korean) 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.
펜타곤 (Korean): the Pentagon
Definitions
- the Pentagon
Ancestry of “펜타곤”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentagon | The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| 2 | Middle French | pentagone | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | pentagonum | pentaphyllon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνον | pentagon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνος | five-angled |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |