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Where does “πεντάς” come from?

πεντάς (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.

πεντάς (Ancient Greek): the number five; a group of five, pentad

Definitions

  1. the number five; a group of five, pentad

Ancestry of “πεντάς”, 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 “πεντάς”

  • pentad
  • pentadic
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