English Explanatory Dictionary

-conta-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

interfix
  1. Combines with the prefixes for 3-9 to form complex prefixes referring to 30-90.

Word forms

-conta-

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek words for 30-90, which each ended in -κοντα (-konta). This ending might be ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”), see e.g. τριάκοντα (triákonta).

Derived words

triaconta- tetraconta- pentaconta- hexaconta- heptaconta- octaconta- nonaconta-
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