Where does “hypercube” come from?
hypercube (French) comes from French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.
hypercube (French): hypercube
Ancestry of “hypercube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cube | cube; third-grader; cubic |
| 2 | Latin | cubus | A mass, quantity; A cube |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύβος | square; cube; die, dice |