Etymology of the English word decagon
the English word
decagonderived from the Medieval Latin word
decagonderived from the Greek word
dekagonos, δεκάγωνος
derived from the Greek word
gonos, γόνος (offspring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-using the Greek prefix
deka-derived from the Greek word
deka, δέκα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀Derivations in English
pentadecagonUsage
Word found in Modern English
