No, unfortunately. The n in "millennium" is part of the combining form of the Latin word for year:
mille [thousand] ennium [years]
And in any case, the gon is a Greek root, and in the period when Flatland was written, it was considered improper to combine a Greek root and a Latin one in the same word. I think the proper Greek form is kilogon (analogous to pentagon), or if you want to get closer to the Greek roots, chiligonia.
Or if you want to use mille, the proper Latin form would be something like millangle or milleangle.
Sorry. I hate to spoil a dreadful pun. But Mr. A. Square would never have accepted the shameless mixing of Greek and Latin roots.
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Date: 2008-08-17 06:16 pm (UTC)But millenagon is obviously worth it for the pun.
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Date: 2008-08-17 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-17 06:20 pm (UTC)mille [thousand] ennium [years]
And in any case, the gon is a Greek root, and in the period when Flatland was written, it was considered improper to combine a Greek root and a Latin one in the same word. I think the proper Greek form is kilogon (analogous to pentagon), or if you want to get closer to the Greek roots, chiligonia.
Or if you want to use mille, the proper Latin form would be something like millangle or milleangle.
Sorry. I hate to spoil a dreadful pun. But Mr. A. Square would never have accepted the shameless mixing of Greek and Latin roots.
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Date: 2008-08-17 06:25 pm (UTC)