Where does “polyhedral” come from?
Polyhedral comes from Ancient Greek πολύς, derived from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, ultimately from the root pleh₁-, meaning to fill or be full.
polyhedral (English): Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron;...
Ancestry of “polyhedral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -hedral | used to form adjectives describing related nouns... |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “polyhedral”