Where does “hendecahedron” come from?

hendecahedron (English) comes from English hendeca-, from Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα, from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hendecahedron (English): A solid having eleven plane faces

Definitions

  1. A solid having eleven plane faces

Ancestry of “hendecahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhendeca-API; eleven
2Ancient Greekἕνδεκαeleven
3Ancient Greekεἷςone
4Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hens →
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