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Where does “δωδέκατος” come from?

δωδέκατος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

δωδέκατος (Ancient Greek): twelfth

Definitions

  1. twelfth

Ancestry of “δωδέκατος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
2Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

Words derived from “δωδέκατος”

  • dodecatemory
  • δωδεκατημόριον
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