tetradeca-

prefix

fourteen

Meanings

prefix

alternative tetradec-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixfourteen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  8. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  9. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  10. Late Latindecas
  11. Frenchdéca-
  12. Englishdeca-
  13. Englishtetradeca-

From tetra- + deca-.

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APA

tetradeca-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradeca-

MLA

“tetradeca-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradeca-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetradeca-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradeca-.

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