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Where does “τριάκοντα” come from?

τριάκοντα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τριάκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

τριάκοντα (Greek): Katharevousa form of τριάντα

Definitions

  1. Katharevousa form of τριάντα

Ancestry of “τριάκοντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριάκονταthirty
2Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
4Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
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