-hedron

suffix

Meaning

Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

Etymology / origin

From Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”).

ἕδρα(Ancient Greek)→
*sed-(ine-pro)→
-hedron (English)
Relations: root, der

Related words

*sed-(ine-pro)ἕδρα(Ancient Greek)

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