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Where does “Pentateuchus” come from?

Pentateuchus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Ancestry of “Pentateuchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεντάτευχος—
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
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