"dodeca-" meaning in All languages combined

See dodeca- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Forms: dodec- [alternative], duodeca- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|grc:δώδεκᾰ|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwoΗdeḱm̥", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δώδεκᾰ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dodeca-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dodeca-">, {{bor+|en|grc|δώδεκα||twelve}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} dodeca-
  1. twelve Wikipedia link: number prefix Tags: morpheme Derived forms: dodecacycle, dodecagon, dodecahedron, dodecaphony, dodecasyllable Related terms: number

Prefix [Italian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|grc:δώδεκα<t:twelve>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "twelve", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwoΗdeḱm̥", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δώδεκα", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "dodeca-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="dodeca-">, {{bor+|it|grc|δώδεκα||twelve}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} dodeca-
  1. dodeca- Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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