Where does “icosioctahedron” come from?

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

icosioctahedron (English): A polyhedron with twenty-eight faces

Definitions

  1. A polyhedron with twenty-eight faces

Ancestry of “icosioctahedron”, step by step

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