myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of dekalogos

Etymology of the Greek word dekalogos (δεκάλογος)

the Greek word dekalogos, δεκάλογος

derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

using the Greek prefix deka-

derived from the Greek word deka, δέκα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dekm₀