Where does “πέμπτος” come from?

πέμπτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

πέμπτος (Ancient Greek): fifth; the fifth day; via quintana, one of the...

Definitions

  1. fifth; the fifth day; via quintana, one of the...

Ancestry of “πέμπτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “πέμπτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos →