Where does “trigonum” come from?

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

trigonum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of trigōnus

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of trigōnus

Ancestry of “trigonum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίγωνονtriangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the...
2Ancient Greekτρίγωνοςthree-cornered; three-sided
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “trigonum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ