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
- An Archimedean solid that is isogonal and has...
Ancestry of “truncated cuboctahedron”, step by step
truncated cuboctahedron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cuboctahedron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuboctahedron | An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces and... |
| 2 | English | cube | A regular polyhedron having six identical square... |
| 3 | English | cubicle | A small separate part or one of the compartments... |
| 4 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 5 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via English truncated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | truncated | Deprived of one of its parts or of its end;... |