Where does “πεντα-” come from?

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

πεντα- (Ancient Greek): penta-, five; five

Definitions

  1. penta-, five; five

Ancestry of “πεντα-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέντεfive
2Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “πεντα-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πέντε →