Where does “penta-” come from?

penta- (French) comes from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

penta- (French): penta

Definitions

  1. penta

Ancestry of “penta-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέντεfive
2Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “penta-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πέντε →
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