Where does “ἑκκαιδέκατος” come from?
ἑκκαιδέκατος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
ἑκκαιδέκατος (Ancient Greek): sixteenth
Definitions
- sixteenth
Ancestry of “ἑκκαιδέκατος”, step by step
ἑκκαιδέκατος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἕξ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Ancient Greek δέκατος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δέκατος | tenth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Ancient Greek καί
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | καί | and |