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Where does “dodeca-” come from?

dodeca- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

dodeca- (Italian): dodeca-

Definitions

  1. dodeca-

Ancestry of “dodeca-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
2Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

Words derived from “dodeca-”

  • dodecafonia
  • dodecaedro
  • dodecagono
  • dodecafonicamente
  • iperdodecaedro
  • dodecaedrico
  • dodecafonico
  • dodecasillabo
  • dodecaidrato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ →