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Where does “ἑξηκοστός” come from?

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

ἑξηκοστός (Ancient Greek): sixtieth

Definitions

  1. sixtieth

Ancestry of “ἑξηκοστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑξήκονταsixty; a college of γελωτοποιοί at Athens
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomth₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomt-h₂six-ten

Words derived from “ἑξηκοστός”

  • εξηκοστός
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