Where does “poligonometrie” come from?
poligonometrie (Romanian) comes from French polygonométrie, from French polygone, from Latin polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu — knee.
poligonometrie (Romanian): polygonometry
Definitions
- polygonometry
Ancestry of “poligonometrie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | polygonométrie | polygonometry |
| 2 | French | polygone | polygon |
| 3 | Latin | polygonum | polygon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνον | polygon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνος | polygonal, many-angled |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |