Etymology

gon

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Today it means: One hundredth of a right angle: a gradian. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γωνία
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gon · contraction1

Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

gon · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγωνία“angle”
  2. English todaygon

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). More in Wikipedia at gradian § History and name.

gon · noun3

Clipping.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγωνία all →

-gongonio-goniorhynchidhexacontagonOrthogonian

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