Where does “antiprism” come from?
antiprism (English) comes from English prism, from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
antiprism (English): A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of...
Definitions
- A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of...
Ancestry of “antiprism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prism | A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prisma | prism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρίσμα | Anything sawn, sawdust; A prism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |