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Where does “δέκᾰ” come from?

δέκᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

δέκᾰ (Ancient Greek): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “δέκᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “δέκᾰ”

  • decades
  • decade
  • hexadecimal
  • decadal
  • decalogue
  • Decapolis
  • decathlon
  • hexadecane
  • decasyllabic
  • decane
  • decanoate
  • decad
  • decagon
  • multidecadal
  • interdecadal
  • decadelong
  • octadecyl
  • decapeptide
  • decyl
  • decadeslong
  • decathlete
  • decahydrate
  • decasyllable
  • decadic
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