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Where does “poligonera” come from?

poligonera (Spanish) comes from Spanish polígono, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνος, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

poligonera (Spanish): female equivalent of poligonero; chavette

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of poligonero; chavette

Ancestry of “poligonera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpolígonopolygon; industrial park
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνον—
3Ancient Greekπολύγωνος—
4Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
5Ancient Greekγόνυknee
6Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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