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Where does “εβδομήντα” come from?

εβδομήντα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑβδομήκοντα, from Proto-Hellenic hebdmākontə, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥-ḱómt-h₂, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

εβδομήντα (Greek): seventy

Definitions

  1. seventy

Ancestry of “εβδομήντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑβδομήκονταseventy
2Proto-Hellenichebdmākontə—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥-ḱómt-h₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥dḱomtseventy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
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