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Where does “hendeca-” come from?

hendeca- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα, from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hendeca- (English): API; eleven

Definitions

  1. API; eleven

Ancestry of “hendeca-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕνδεκαeleven
2Ancient Greekεἷςone
3Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “hendeca-”

  • hendecagon
  • hendecad
  • hendecahedron
  • hendecameter
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