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Where does “δεκάς” come from?

δεκάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

δεκάς (Ancient Greek): the number ten; a group of ten, decade

Definitions

  1. the number ten; a group of ten, decade

Ancestry of “δεκάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
2Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
3Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
4Hungarianönyou
5Hungarianön-self-
6Turkishönfront
7Ottoman Turkishاوك—
8Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “δεκάς”

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