Editing Polygon (section)

== Etymology ==
The word ''polygon'' derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] adjective πολύς (''polús'') 'much', 'many' and γωνία (''gōnía'') 'corner' or 'angle'. It has been suggested that γόνυ (''gónu'') 'knee' may be the origin of ''gon''.<ref>{{cite book|title=A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing dictionary of the English language |first1=John |last1=Craig |publisher=Oxford University |year=1849 |page=404 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1SS5S9IBqUC}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=t1SS5S9IBqUC&pg=PA404 Extract of p. 404]</ref>