Where does “truncated icosahedron” come from?
truncated icosahedron (English) comes from English icosahedron, from Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
truncated icosahedron (English): A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces and is...
Definitions
- A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces and is...
Ancestry of “truncated icosahedron”, step by step
truncated icosahedron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English icosahedron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icosahedron | A polyhedron with twenty faces; A regular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰκοσάεδρον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἴκοσι | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ewīkəti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wídḱm̥ti | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidḱómt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via English truncated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | truncated | Deprived of one of its parts or of its end;... |