Etymology

docos-

Today it means: Prevocalic form of docosa- (“twenty-two”). Full definition →

Ancient Greek δώδεκα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἴκοσι“twenty”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromδώδεκα
  3. English todaydocos-

From do- + -cos-, from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka) and Latinized form of Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδώδεκα all →

docosa-dodeca-dodecaphonist

Ancient Greekεἴκοσι all →

-cosa-docosa-eicosanoic acidicosa-icositetrachorontetracos-tetracosa-

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