Where does “hectohedron” come from?

hectohedron (English) comes from English -hedron, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

hectohedron (English): A polyhedron with one hundred faces

Definitions

  1. A polyhedron with one hundred faces

Ancestry of “hectohedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-hedron"Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a...
2Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδρα →Every word from English -hedron →