Where does “demihypercube” come from?
demihypercube (English) comes from English hypercube, from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- — cattle.
demihypercube (English): Any of a class of "n"-polytopes constructed from...
Definitions
- Any of a class of "n"-polytopes constructed from...
Ancestry of “demihypercube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hypercube | A geometric figure in four or more dimensions,... |
| 2 | English | cube | A regular polyhedron having six identical square... |
| 3 | English | cubicle | A small separate part or one of the compartments... |
| 4 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 5 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |