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Where does “εἴκοσι” come from?

εἴκοσι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

εἴκοσι (Ancient Greek): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “εἴκοσι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “εἴκοσι”

  • icosahedral
  • icosahedron
  • eicosanoid
  • icosahedrally
  • icosagon
  • eicosadienoic
  • nonicosahedral
  • truncated icosahedron
  • icosa-
  • icosahedrality
  • eicosadienoyl
  • icosahedrite
  • icosagrid
  • icosasphere
  • eicosadiene
  • eicosa-
  • icosaedro
  • είκοσι
  • εἰκοσάγωνος
  • εἰκοσάεδρον
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