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trigon
Trigon comes from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον ‘triangle’, and goes back to τρίγωνος ‘three-sided’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρίγωνοςtrígōnos‘three-sided’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρίγωνονtrígōnon‘triangle’neuter substantive of τρίγωνος
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1626trigon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρίγωνοςtrígōnos‘three-sided’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρίγωνονtrígōnon‘triangle’neuter substantive of τρίγωνος
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1626trigon
Earliest quotation: a. 1626, Bishop Andrewes: “In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or…”
A compound of τρεῖς ‘three’ + γωνία ‘bend, angle’
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’
Proto-Hellenic *tréyes ‘three’
Ancient Greek τρεῖς ‘three’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gonwía
Ancient Greek γωνία ‘bend, angle’
Every English word from Ancient Greek τρίγωνος
Today it means
noun A triangle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τρίγωνος / trigon