Etymology

dodeca-

Today it means: twelve Full definition →

Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă) ← Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥
  2. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  3. English todaydodeca-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδώδεκα all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.