Where does “πετα-” come from?

πετα- (Greek) comes from English peta-, from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

πετα- (Greek): peta-

Definitions

  1. peta-

Ancestry of “πετα-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpeta-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Englishpenta-API; five
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from English penta- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →