Etymology

hepta-

Today it means: Seven. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑπτά
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἑπτά“seven”
  2. English todayhepta-

PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- From Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”).

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