Where does “trapezohedron” come from?
trapezohedron (English) comes from English trapezium, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezohedron (English): Any of a class of polyhedra that have kite-shaped...
Definitions
- Any of a class of polyhedra that have kite-shaped...
Ancestry of “trapezohedron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trapezium | A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; A... |
| 2 | Late Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |