Where does “polygonalis” come from?

polygonalis (Latin) comes from Latin polygonum, 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.

polygonalis (Latin): polygonal

Definitions

  1. polygonal

Ancestry of “polygonalis”, step by step

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