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Where does “peta-” come from?

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

peta- (English): API; In the International System of Units and...

Definitions

  1. API; In the International System of Units and...

Ancestry of “peta-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta-API; five
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “peta-”

  • petascale
  • petabyte
  • petaflop
  • petawatt
  • petagram
  • petabit
  • petajoule
  • petahertz
  • petasecond
  • petalitre
  • petaton
  • petabecquerel
  • petameter
  • petakelvin
  • petaliter
  • petabyte
  • πετα-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →