Where does “Pentecôte” come from?
Pentecôte (French) comes from Late Latin pentecoste, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Pentecôte (French): Pentecost, Whitsunday (Whit Sunday, Whitsun)
Definitions
- Pentecost, Whitsunday (Whit Sunday, Whitsun)
Ancestry of “Pentecôte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pentecoste | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |