Where does “dek-unua” come from?

dek-unua (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-unua (Esperanto): eleventh

Definitions

  1. eleventh

Ancestry of “dek-unua”, step by step

dek-unua 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 unu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantounuone
2Esperantonuronly, just
3Germannuronly, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...
4Middle High Germannuor—
5Old High Germanniwāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →