myEtymology.com: English etymology of dodecahedron

Etymology of the English word dodecahedron

the English word dodecahedron

using the English suffix -hedron

using the English prefix dodeca-

derived from the Greek word dodeka, δώδεκα (two and ten; a dozen)

derived from the Greek word dodekaedron, δωδεκάεδρον

derived from the Greek word dodeka, δώδεκα (two and ten; a dozen)

derived from the Greek word hedra, ἕδρα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed-

Word found in Modern English