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Where does “εἰκοσάεδρον” come from?

εἰκοσάεδρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Ancestry of “εἰκοσάεδρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
2Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “εἰκοσάεδρον”

  • icosahedron
  • icosahedrite
  • truncated icosahedron
  • icosaedro
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