English
antiprism
Antiprism comes from Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω ‘to saw’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῑ́ωprī́ō‘to saw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίσμᾰprísmă
- Late Latinmodernprisma
- English1500–presentprism
- Englishtodayantiprism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῑ́ωprī́ō‘to saw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίσμᾰprísmă
- Late Latinmodernprisma
- English1500–presentprism
- Englishtodayantiprism
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Ancient Greek πρῐ́ω
Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ ‘anything sawn’
Late Latin prisma ‘(geometry) prism’
English prism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass, go forth’
first, before, support, far, per, report, further, press, fear, opportunity, private, price, practice, port, pre, appreciate, afford, primary, ford, prior, prime, forth, prize, practical, precious, parade, par, pregnant, ferry, pirate, praise, fare, privilege, interpretation, porch, pardon, afar, primitive, prix, petra, 154 more
through Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce’
pore, emporium, prion, 12 more
through Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω ‘to saw’
Today it means
noun A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω / antiprism