Where does “hyperoctahedral” come from?

hyperoctahedral (English) comes from English octahedral, from English -hedral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.

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Ancestry of “hyperoctahedral”, step by step

hyperoctahedral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English octahedral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctahedralHaving eight plane surfaces; thus, in the shape...
2English-hedralused to form adjectives describing related nouns...
3English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...

Words derived from “hyperoctahedral

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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