Where does “pentachromic” come from?

pentachromic (English) comes from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentachromic (English): Containing five colours

Definitions

  1. Containing five colours

Ancestry of “pentachromic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta-API; five
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from English penta-Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα-
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