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Where does “Pentecoste” come from?

Pentecoste (Portuguese) comes from Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

Ancestry of “Pentecoste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpentēcostē—
2Ancient GreekπεντηκοστήPentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which...
3Ancient Greekπεντηκοστόςfiftieth
4Ancient Greekπεντήκονταfifty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomth₂—
6Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—
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