Where does “Pentecosta” come from?
Pentecosta (Catalan) comes from Late Latin pentecoste, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Pentecosta (Catalan): Pentecost; Shavuot; Pentecost; Whitsunday
Definitions
- Pentecost; Shavuot; Pentecost; Whitsunday
Ancestry of “Pentecosta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pentecoste | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |