Where does “triskaidecahedron” come from?

triskaidecahedron (English) comes from English -hedron, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

Ancestry of “triskaidecahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-hedron"Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a...
2Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā