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Where does “truncated cuboctahedron” come from?

truncated cuboctahedron (English) comes from English cuboctahedron, from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- — cattle.

truncated cuboctahedron (English): An Archimedean solid that is isogonal and has...

Definitions

  1. An Archimedean solid that is isogonal and has...

Ancestry of “truncated cuboctahedron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuboctahedronAn Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces and...
2EnglishcubeA regular polyhedron having six identical square...
3EnglishcubicleA small separate part or one of the compartments...
4LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
5Latincubāre—
6Latincubō—
7Proto-Italickubāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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