Etymology

tetragon

te·tra·gon
T1E1T1R1A1G2O1N1

Today it means: Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”). Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετράγωνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτετράγωνος
  2. English todaytetragon

From Ancient Greek τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos). By surface analysis, tetra- + -gon.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτετράγωνος all →

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