Where does “dek-kvara” come from?

dek-kvara (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dek, 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-kvara (Esperanto): fourteenth

Definitions

  1. fourteenth

Ancestry of “dek-kvara”, step by step

dek-kvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto dek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodekten
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...

via Esperanto kvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokvarfour
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος