Where does “docosa-” come from?

docosa- (English) comes from English -cosa-, from English icosa-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

docosa- (English): twenty-two

Definitions

  1. twenty-two

Ancestry of “docosa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cosa-
2Englishicosa-API; twenty
3Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
4Proto-Hellenicewīkəti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “docosa-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti