noun, masculine/ˈɡonθe/plural: gonces
hinge; articulation, joint
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos Proto-Hellenic *gómpʰos Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos)bor. Latin gomphus Old French gonsbor. Spanish gonce From Old French gons, gonz, gont (whence modern French gond), from Latin gomphus, from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos), from Proto-Hellenic *gómpʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. First attested in early 15th century.