Where does “pentagrammi” come from?

pentagrammi (Italian) comes from Italian pentagramma, from Italian penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentagrammi (Italian): plural of pentagramma

Definitions

  1. plural of pentagramma

Ancestry of “pentagrammi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentagrammapentagram; staff or stave
2Italianpenta-penta
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →