Etymograph

English

hexatetrahedron

From hexa- + tetrahedron.

Formed from hexa- + tetrahedron

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Ancient Greek τετράεδρος ‘having four faces, tetrahedral’

Ancient Greek τετράεδρον ‘triangle-based pyramid’

English tetrahedron

Today it means

noun A cube truncated by two tetrahedra

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Etymograph / hexatetrahedron