pentagon
/ˈpentɪˌɡɒn/PEN-tih-gon
/ˈpɛntɪˌɡɑn/PEN-tih-gahn
Meaningfive corners
Common meaning: a five-sided figure
- pentfiveLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1175 · scan
- gona corner, angle; the kneeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 171 · scan
‘five’ + ‘a corner, angle’ → pentagon
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- pent — Greek πέντε “five” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- gon — Greek γωνία; γόνυ “a corner, angle; the knee” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek πέντε ‘five’ + Greek γωνία; γόνυ ‘a corner, angle; the knee’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γωνία, p. 171 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γωνία; γόνυ Greek “a corner, angle; the knee”
- πέντε Greek “five”
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