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prefixthirteen
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- Ancient Greekτρεισκαίδεκα“thirteen”
- Englishtriskaideka-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka, “thirteen”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκα (déka, “ten”). By surface analysis, tris- + -kai- + deka-.
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triskaideka-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triskaideka-
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“triskaideka-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triskaideka-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triskaideka-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triskaideka-.
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