Where does “pentaprisma” come from?

pentaprisma (Italian) comes from Italian penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentaprisma (Italian): pentaprism

Definitions

  1. pentaprism

Ancestry of “pentaprisma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpenta-penta
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →