myEtymology.com: English etymology of tetragonal

Etymology of the English word tetragonal

the English word tetragonal

derived from the English word tetragon

derived from the Late Latin word tetragonum (quadrangle; tetragon)

derived from the Greek word tetragonon, τετράγωνον

using the Greek prefix tetra-, τετρα-

using 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 -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

Word found in Modern English