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Where does “εξηκοστός” come from?

εξηκοστός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑξηκοστός, from Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt-h₂ — six-ten.

εξηκοστός (Greek): sixtieth

Definitions

  1. sixtieth

Ancestry of “εξηκοστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑξηκοστόςsixtieth
2Ancient Greekἑξήκονταsixty; a college of γελωτοποιοί at Athens
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomth₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomt-h₂six-ten
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