Where does “wielościan” come from?

wielościan (Polish) comes from English polyhedron, from New Latin polyedron.

wielościan (Polish): polyhedron

Definitions

  1. polyhedron

Ancestry of “wielościan”, step by step

wielościan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polyhedron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyhedronA solid figure with many flat faces and straight...
2New Latinpolyedron—

via Polish ściana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishścianawall
2Proto-Slavic*stěnàconglomeration (of stones)

Words derived from “wielościan”

Every word from New Latin polyedron →Every word from English polyhedron →