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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

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