Where does “Coregonus” come from?

Coregonus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Coregonus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Coregonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
2Ancient Greekγόνυknee
3Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “Coregonus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ