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- icosahedron (n.)



[icosahedron 词源字典] - 1560s, from Greek eikosahedron, neuter of eikosahedros, from eikosi "twenty" + -hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary). Greek eikosi is from PIE *wikmti- "twenty," from *wi- "in half," hence "two" + (d)kmti-, from root *dekm- "ten" (see ten).[icosahedron etymology, icosahedron origin, 英语词源]