Where does “dodecaedru” come from?

dodecaedru (Romanian) comes from French dodécaèdre, from Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον, from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

dodecaedru (Romanian): dodecahedron

Definitions

  1. dodecahedron

Ancestry of “dodecaedru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdodécaèdredodecahedron
2Ancient Greekδωδεκάεδρονdodecahedron; a polyhedron with twelve flat faces
3Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
4Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδρα →Every word from Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον →