Where does “zepto-” come from?

zepto- (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zepto- (Dutch): zepto-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Definitions

  1. zepto-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Ancestry of “zepto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
2Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “zepto-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά →