Etymology

pentekostys

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Today it means: A group of fifty men in the Ancient Greek army. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromπεντηκοστύς
  2. English todaypentekostys

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).

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