Where does “deka-” come from?

deka- (Hungarian) comes from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

deka- (Hungarian): deka-, deca-

Definitions

  1. deka-, deca-

Ancestry of “deka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέκαten
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “deka-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →