Where does “4-polytope” come from?
4-polytope (English) comes from English polytope, from German Polytop, from German poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
4-polytope (English): A four-dimensional polytope
Definitions
- A four-dimensional polytope
Ancestry of “4-polytope”, step by step
4-polytope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polytope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polytope | A finite region of "n"-dimensional space bounded... |
| 2 | German | Polytop | polytope |
| 3 | German | poly- | poly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via English 4-dimensional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 4-dimensional | Alternative form of four-dimensional |