Where does “poliedricità” come from?
poliedricità (Italian) comes from Italian poliedrico, from Italian poliedro, from Italian poli, from Italian polo, from English Polo, from English Marco Polo, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus — adjectival suffix.
poliedricità (Italian): A polyhedral configuration; versatility
Definitions
- A polyhedral configuration; versatility
Ancestry of “poliedricità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | poliedrico | polyhedral; multifaceted; eclectic |
| 2 | Italian | poliedro | polyhedron |
| 3 | Italian | poli | plural of polo |
| 4 | Italian | polo | pole; polo |
| 5 | English | Polo | Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo.... |
| 6 | English | Marco Polo | A renowned traveler; A game played where one... |
| 7 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 8 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |