Where does “dek” come from?

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

dek (Esperanto): ten

Definitions

Ancestry of “dek”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	δέκα	ten
2	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “dek”

dek-naŭa
dudeka
dekuma
dekono
jardeko
deko
dekonaĵo
dek-kvara
sesdekuma
dek-kvina
dek-tria
dekiliono
dekan
deklatero
dudeklatero
trideka
dudekuma
dek-unua
tridek
kvindek
sesdek
dudekedro
okdek
tridek-kvina

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