"penta-" meaning in English

See penta- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /pɛntə-/, /pɛntæ-/
Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Persian پنج, Northern Kurdish pênc, Ossetian фондз (fonʒ), Pashto پنځه (pindzə), Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan). Doublet of five, which was inherited from Proto-Germanic. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*pénkʷe}} *pénkʷe, {{PIE word|en|pénkʷe}} PIE word *pénkʷe, {{bor|en|grc|πέντε|t=five}} Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pénkʷe}} Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, {{cog|fa|پنج}} Persian پنج, {{cog|kmr|pênc}} Northern Kurdish pênc, {{cog|os|фондз}} Ossetian фондз (fonʒ), {{cog|ps|پنځه|tr=pindzə}} Pashto پنځه (pindzə), {{cog|sa|पञ्चन्|tr=páñcan}} Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} penta-, {{en-prefix}} penta-
  1. five Wikipedia link: number prefix Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Five Synonyms: quinque-, pent- [before-vowel] Translations (five): penta- (Catalan), pěti- (Czech), viisi- (Finnish), penta- (Finnish), penta- (French), penta- (German), पञ्च- (pañc-) (Hindi), lima- (Indonesian), penta- (Italian), panca- (Malay), penta- (Polish), penta- (Portuguese), penta- (Romanian), penta- (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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      "word": "penta-"
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      "word": "penta-"
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      "word": "penta-"
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      "word": "penta-"
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