Where does “hexakisoctahedron” come from?

hexakisoctahedron (English) comes from English octahedron, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

hexakisoctahedron (English): A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes

Definitions

  1. A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes

Ancestry of “hexakisoctahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoctahedrona polyhedron with eight faces; the regular...
2Ancient Greekὀκτώeight

Words derived from “hexakisoctahedron”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ →Every word from English octahedron →