Where does “δυοκαίδεκα” come from?

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

Ancestry of “δυοκαίδεκα”, step by step

δυοκαίδεκα traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δέκα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέκαten
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek δύο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδύοtwo
2Proto-Hellenic*dúwotwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Ancient Greek καί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαίand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος
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