Where does “sesenta” come from?
sesenta (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish sesenta, from Old Spanish sessaenta, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
Ancestry of “sesenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sesenta | sixty |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sessaenta | sixty |
| 3 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |