Where does “icosahedronic” come from?
icosahedronic (English) comes from English icosahedron, from Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
icosahedronic (English): Characteristic of icosahedrons
Definitions
- Characteristic of icosahedrons
Ancestry of “icosahedronic”, step by step
icosahedronic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English icosahedron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icosahedron | A polyhedron with twenty faces; A regular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰκοσάεδρον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἴκοσι | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ewīkəti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wídḱm̥ti | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidḱómt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |