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Where does “chiliagon” come from?

chiliagon (English) comes from Ancient Greek χιλιάγωνος, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

chiliagon (English): A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand...

Definitions

  1. A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand...

Ancestry of “chiliagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχιλιάγωνος—
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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