Etymology

pentaspermous

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Today it means: Containing or bearing five seeds. Full definition →

English penta- ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. English todaypentaspermous

From penta- + -spermous.

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