Where does “pentacron” come from?

pentacron (English) comes from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentacron (English): A solid with five summits or angular points

Definitions

  1. A solid with five summits or angular points

Ancestry of “pentacron”, step by step

pentacron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πέντε

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέντεfive
2Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Ancient Greek ἄκρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκρονpeak; headland, cape; end, extremity
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κροςoutermost; pointed, sharp; topmost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πέντε →