Where does “polyeder” come from?

polyeder (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -eder, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

polyeder (Norwegian Nynorsk): a polyhedron

Definitions

  1. a polyhedron

Ancestry of “polyeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-eder-hedron
2Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδρα →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -eder →