Where does “pentacontahedron” come from?

pentacontahedron (English) comes from English -hedron, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

pentacontahedron (English): A polyhedron with fifty faces

Definitions

  1. A polyhedron with fifty faces

Ancestry of “pentacontahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-hedron"Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a...
2Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδρα →Every word from English -hedron →