Where does “ἑκτεύς” come from?

ἑκτεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕκτος, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

ἑκτεύς (Ancient Greek): sixth part of various units of measure, sextarius

Definitions

  1. sixth part of various units of measure, sextarius

Ancestry of “ἑκτεύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕκτοςsixth
2Ancient Greekἕξsix
3Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →