English
polygon
Polygon comes from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπολύγωνονpolúgōnon
- Englishtodaypolygon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπολύγωνονpolúgōnon
- Englishtodaypolygon
A compound of πολύς ‘many’ + γωνία ‘angle’
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús ‘much, many’
Ancient Greek πολύς ‘many’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gonwía
Ancient Greek γωνία ‘angle’
Every English word from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον
Today it means
noun A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πολύγωνον / polygon