Where does “pentagone” come from?
pentagone (Middle French) comes from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
Ancestry of “pentagone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pentagonum | pentaphyllon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνον | pentagon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνος | five-angled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |