Where does “πεντηκοστύς” come from?
πεντηκοστύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Ancestry of “πεντηκοστύς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |