penta-

/pɛntə-//pɛntæ-/

prefix

Five.

Similar
quinque-quint-
OriginAncient Greek πεντᾰ- ← Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative before vowel pent-

  1. Five.

    Synonyms: quinque-, quint-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixFive.

Similar
quinque-quint-
Also see
quinque-quint-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ-“five”
  3. Englishpenta-

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-, “five”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Persian پنج, Northern Kurdish pênc, Ossetian фондз (fonʒ), Pashto پنځه (pindzə), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of five, which was inherited from Proto-Germanic.

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Translations

Catalan penta-
  • penta-five
Czech pěti-
  • pěti-five
Finnish viisi-, penta-
  • viisi-five
  • penta-five
French penta-
  • penta-five
German penta-
  • penta-five
Hindi पंच-
  • पंच- (pañc-)five
Indonesian lima-
  • lima-five
Italian penta-
  • penta-five
Malay panca-
  • panca-five
Polish penta-
  • penta-five
Portuguese penta-
  • penta-five
Romanian penta-
  • penta-five
Spanish penta-
  • penta-five
Cite this entry
APA

penta-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penta-

MLA

“penta-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penta-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penta-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penta-.

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