Where does “eptagonu” come from?

eptagonu (Maltese) comes from Italian eptagono, from Italian -gono, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

eptagonu (Maltese): heptagon

Definitions

  1. heptagon

Ancestry of “eptagonu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianeptagonoAlternative form of ettagono
2Italian-gono-gon
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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