English
gonyoncus
Gonyoncus comes from Ancient Greek γόνυ ‘knee’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνυgónu‘knee’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999gonyoncus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνυgónu‘knee’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999gonyoncus
Earliest quotation: 1999, Mohammad Diab, Lexicon Orthopaedic Etymology: “e.g., gonyoncus refers to a "swelling of the knee.”
Formed from gony- ‘knee’ + -oncus ‘tumor’
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
through Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’
Today it means
noun A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu / gonyoncus