myEtymology.com: English etymology of pentagram

Etymology of the English word pentagram

the English word pentagram

derived from the Medieval Latin root *pentaculum

using the Greek prefix penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-

derived from the Late Greek word pente, πέντε ('five')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

using the Latin suffix -culum

Word found in Modern English