Where does “ettagonu” come from?

ettagonu (Maltese) comes from Italian ettagono, from Ancient Greek ἑπτάγωνον, from Ancient Greek ἑπτάγωνος, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

ettagonu (Maltese): heptagon

Definitions

  1. heptagon

Ancestry of “ettagonu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianettagonoheptagon; heptagonal
2Ancient Greekἑπτάγωνον
3Ancient Greekἑπτάγωνοςseven-angled
4Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
5Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά