Where does “kvardek-kvina” come from?
kvardek-kvina (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...
kvardek-kvina (Esperanto): forty-fifth
Definitions
- forty-fifth
Ancestry of “kvardek-kvina”, step by step
kvardek-kvina traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto dek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | dek | ten |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δέκα | ten |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |