Where does “pentacylindrical” come from?

pentacylindrical (English) comes from English cylindrical, from Latin cylindricus, from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός.

pentacylindrical (English): Composed of five cylinders

Definitions

  1. Composed of five cylinders

Ancestry of “pentacylindrical”, step by step

pentacylindrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cylindrical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcylindricalShaped like a cylinder; Describing a map...
2Latincylindricuscylindrical
3Ancient Greekκυλινδρικός—

via English penta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta—
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός →Every word from Latin cylindricus →Every word from English cylindrical →