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-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from English penta- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →