Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ἑξήκοντα” come from?

ἑξήκοντα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt-h₂ — six-ten.

ἑξήκοντα (Ancient Greek): sixty; a college of γελωτοποιοί at Athens

Definitions

  1. sixty; a college of γελωτοποιοί at Athens

Ancestry of “ἑξήκοντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomth₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomt-h₂six-ten

Words derived from “ἑξήκοντα”

  • εξηκοστός
  • εξήντα
  • ἑξηκοστός
  • ἑξηκοντάμοιρος
  • ἑξηκονταμοιρία
  • ἑξήντα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt-h₂ →