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
Ancestry of “πεντα-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “πεντα-”