Where does “eneagonal” come from?

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

eneagonal (Romanian): enneagonal

Definitions

  1. enneagonal

Ancestry of “eneagonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchennéagonalenneagonal
2Frenchennéagoneenneagon
3French-gone-gon
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ