Where does “orthotetrahedron” come from?
orthotetrahedron (English) comes from English tetrahedron, from Ancient Greek τετράεδρον, from Ancient Greek τετράεδρος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
orthotetrahedron (English): A tetrahedron with three pairs of faces at right...
Definitions
- A tetrahedron with three pairs of faces at right...
Ancestry of “orthotetrahedron”, step by step
orthotetrahedron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tetrahedron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetrahedron | A polyhedron with four faces; the regular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τετράεδρον | triangle-based pyramid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τετράεδρος | having four faces, tetrahedral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |