Where does “πέμπτος” come from?

πέμπτος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέμπτος, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

πέμπτος (Greek): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “πέμπτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέμπτοςfifth; the fifth day; via quintana, one of the...
2Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtosEvery word from Ancient Greek πέμπτος