Where does “dodeca-” come from?

dodeca- (English) comes from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

dodeca- (English): API; twelve

Definitions

  1. API; twelve

Ancestry of “dodeca-”, step by step

dodeca- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δώδεκα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
2Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

via Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰtwelve

Words derived from “dodeca-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek δώδεκα →
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