Etymology of the English word pentagonoid
the English word
pentagonoidderived from the English word
pentagonderived from the Latin word
pentagonumderived from the Greek word
pentagonon, πεντάγωνον
using the Greek prefix
penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-
derived from the Late Greek word
pente, πέντε ('five')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeusing the Greek suffix
-gonon, -γωνον
derived from the Greek word
gonia, γωνία (angle; an angle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genu-using the English suffix
-oidderived from the Latin suffix
-oidesderived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Greek suffix
-oeides, -οειδής
derived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Usage
Word found in Modern English
