Where does “truncated dodecahedron” come from?
truncated dodecahedron (English) comes from English dodecahedron, from Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.
truncated dodecahedron (English): An Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular...
Definitions
- An Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular...
Ancestry of “truncated dodecahedron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dodecahedron | A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δωδεκάεδρον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕδρα | seat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *hédrā | — |