English
penta-
Penta- comes from Ancient Greek πέντε ‘five’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame form‘five’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέντεpénte‘five’
- Englishtodaypenta-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame form‘five’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέντεpénte‘five’
- Englishtodaypenta-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, fifth, finger, punch, fin, pimp, quintet, cinque, quint, quine, 23 more
Today it means
prefix Five.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / penta-