Where does “πεντακάθαρος” come from?

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

πεντακάθαρος (Greek): spotless, spick-and-span, clean as a whistle

Definitions

  1. spotless, spick-and-span, clean as a whistle

Ancestry of “πεντακάθαρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
2Ancient Greekπέντεfive
3Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →