Where does “dodecagonal” come from?

dodecagonal (Spanish) comes from Italian dodecagono, from Italian -gono, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

dodecagonal (Spanish): dodecagonal

Definitions

  1. dodecagonal

Ancestry of “dodecagonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandodecagonododecagon
2Italian-gono-gon
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →