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Etymology of -cosa-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wídḱm̥ti Proto-Hellenic *ewī́kəti Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi)bor. English icosa- English -cosa- Fr

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infix

Combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wídḱm̥ti Proto-Hellenic *ewī́kəti Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi)bor. English icosa- English -cosa- From icosa-, itself from words like icosagon and icosahedron, which ultimately derive from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi).

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