Etymology

trigone

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Today it means: One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join. Full definition →

French trigone ← Latin trigōnum ← Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρῐ́γωνον
  2. Latin · derived fromtrigōnum
  3. French · borrowed fromtrigone
  4. English todaytrigone

From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτρῐ́γωνον all →

trigonon

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