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Where does “δέκᾰτος” come from?

δέκᾰτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

δέκᾰτος (Ancient Greek): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “δέκᾰτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “δέκᾰτος”

  • ἑκκαιδέκατος
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