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Where does “triskaideka-” come from?

triskaideka- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα, from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

triskaideka- (English): API; thirteen

Definitions

  1. API; thirteen

Ancestry of “triskaideka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρεισκαίδεκαthirteen
2Ancient Greekδέκαten
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “triskaideka-”

  • triskaidekaphobia
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