"tetracosa-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

Etymology: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, as if formed from τετρα- (tetra-) + εἴκοσι (eíkosi) by analogy with docosa-. However, Ancient Greek τετρακόσιοι (tetrakósioi) actually means “four hundred”, not “twenty-four”. The Ancient Greek word for “twenty-four” is εἰκοσιτέσσαρες (eikositéssares). Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|en|grc}} Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, {{prefix|grc|τετρα-|εἴκοσι|nocat=1}} τετρα- (tetra-) + εἴκοσι (eíkosi), {{m|en|docosa-}} docosa-, {{m+|grc|τετρακόσιοι}} Ancient Greek τετρακόσιοι (tetrakósioi), {{m|grc|εἰκοσιτέσσαρες}} εἰκοσιτέσσαρες (eikositéssares) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} tetracosa-, {{en-prefix}} tetracosa-
  1. twenty-four Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Four, Twenty
    Sense id: en-tetracosa--en-prefix-G8vOeA3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-loans from Ancient Greek

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