Where does “tessara-” come from?

tessara- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tessara- (English): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “tessara-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
2Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
3Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “tessara-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores →
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