Where does “icosagon” come from?

icosagon (English) comes from Ancient Greek εἰκοσάγωνος, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

icosagon (English): A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles

Definitions

  1. A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles

Ancestry of “icosagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰκοσάγωνοςhaving twenty sides
2Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
3Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “icosagon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti →
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