Where does “arhegon” come from?

arhegon (Romanian) comes from French archégone, from French -gone, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

arhegon (Romanian): archegonium

Definitions

  1. archegonium

Ancestry of “arhegon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharchégonearchegonium
2French-gone-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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