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Where does “tetrakaidekahedron” come from?

tetrakaidekahedron (English) comes from English tetrakaideka-, from Ancient Greek τεσσᾰρεσκαίδεκᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tetrakaidekahedron (English): A solid figure having fourteen faces

Definitions

  1. A solid figure having fourteen faces

Ancestry of “tetrakaidekahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtetrakaideka-API; fourteen
2Ancient Greekτεσσᾰρεσκαίδεκᾰfourteen
3Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
4Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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